Concorde adventures: time spent with the most extraordinary airplane ever

Editor’s Note: Richard Collins is looking back through his decades of logbooks and sharing his thoughts about memorable flights. It may surprise some that the first of these important flights was not in…

Logbooks: a long and wonderful flight, with beginning turbulence…

Date: 04/09/1979 – 09/17/2007

Aircraft Make & Model: Cessna P210N

Aircraft Ident.: N40RC

A double tragedy

Colgan Air Flight 3407

Heroes and goats

An embarrassing “emergency” in a jet fighter

I have my pilot’s license — now what?

In January of this year, I was fortunate enough to obtain my instrument rating. I’m a private…

The risky moments

When decisions go bad

Phenom jet v. house — everyone loses in terrible tragedy

Bad things that happen close to home do get your attention, especially when they relate to your chosen field.

A Phenom 100 light jet, flown single-pilot by its owner, a physician and businessman, crashed…

Have we won the safety battle?

Shocking safety statistics

Some thoughts on landings

I was TERRIBLE at landings. Not just bad–TERRIBLE. I either stalled the plane at three to five feet (or more) above the runway or drove right into it. My airspeed control was marginal. My sight picture was non-existent. I was always in a hurry to land. I had no patience. Crosswinds…