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…

Flying is not an extreme sport — time to get serious about safety

Completely by chance, I talked to three people in the past week who have given up on the dream of flying. All of them have a real passion for aviation, but walked away for the same reason: lack of family support. Two…

The trip to Dong Den Mountain

Luxury hotels line the idyllic beach today. 48 years ago, it was a bare sugar white expanse of sand and surf and the site of our crude Marine Corps helicopter base known as Marble Mountain Air Facility just east of Da Nang by the South China Sea. It was named after two marble…