The Turbine Pilot edition includes all of the stories in AOPA Pilot, plus a few additional articles written specifically for pilots and owners of turbine-powered aircraft. If you fly a turbine aircraft, or will transition into one in the near future, call Member Services at 800-USA-AOPA for more information.
David Miller, director of programs for the Citation Jet Pilots Safety and Education Foundation, said it best: “The go-around button doesn’t have an owner’s manual.”
A five-month plan to circumnavigate both poles stretched into nine months before Robert DeLaurentis successfully guided his modified 1983 Twin Commander 690D to a landing at San Diego’s Gillespie Field on August 12, 2020, after flying through 22 countries and six continents.
Over the years I’ve been privileged to work for some great aviation publications that sent me to often-exotic places to evaluate a host of different airplanes.
You have to sweat the right small stuff to achieve big performance. That’s my retort to the popular slogan, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Grasping little advantages is an approach I adopted early in my U.S. Air Force career and ported over to my general aviation flying. Small items may not make for outstanding performance, but they can sure play a spoiler role.
Years ago, a young man contacted me about giving him lessons in his Cessna 172. When we met for the first time, I asked to review the aircraft documents and maintenance records. He handed them over with a big grin.
Every field of endeavor is plagued by myth, and general aviation is no exception. One persistent myth involves the operation of normally aspirated engines with constant-speed propellers.
During my tenure at AOPA, general aviation has faced significant and complex challenges. Each time, our team answered the call to beat them back and even opened up some opportunities.
Watching seaplanes land in the East River from her advertising office in Manhattan, Sarah Tamar had an epiphany: Flying was the answer to destressing her life.