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The Beech Boys

The pilots and fans dedicated to prolonging the stardom of the Beech 18.
January 2013 | By David Freed

Kosarek International Airstrip

Short Strips and Flying Pigs

When flying in Papua, be prepared for surprises.
July 2012 | By Nate Gordon

When he steps away from his astronaut duties at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, David Wolf can often be found flying aerobatic maneuvers in his Christen Eagle.

My Other Vehicle Was a Spacecraft

Now that the space shuttle has retired, astronauts are rediscovering the joys of flying airplanes.
July 2012 | By Phil Scott

When a Super Cub ran out of fuel and had to land on uninhabited Kayak lsland in Alaska last May, the pilot and passenger tried both low- and high-tech alerts. In addition to the “SOS,” they activated a SPOT beacon, and were rescued by the Coast Guard.

Lost in America

Airplanes that go missing are often untraceable. Why is effective tracking technology being ignored?
November 2011 | By Michael Behar

Leo Windecker’s proof-of- concept Fibaloy aircraft used fixed landing gear and aluminum control surfaces to cut down on development time and costs.

Just One Word: Plastics

The world's first all-composite airplane may fly again.
November 2011 | By Stephen Joiner

A Dassault Falcon 2000, a Maybach luxury auto, and freshly swept stairs: NetJets set up this publicity shot in Switzerland, but for fractional jet owners, such fantasy is the reality.

Ride-Sharing With the Rich

How fractional jet owners get out of flying coach.
August 2011 | By David Freed

Michael Silvestro

The Competition

August 2011 | By David Freed

Writers covering the Iditarod race have the best seat in the house: a heated airplane cockpit.

Above and Beyond: The Iditarod Air Force

Not all the action in dogsled racing is on the ground.
January 2011 | By John Phillips

The wood paneled cockpit of Doug Parsons’ YKC.

The Classic Wagon

Why families still travel in Wacos.
June 2010 | By John Fleischman

Cessna’s Citation X hasn’t played as many roles as its propeller-driven ancestors, but the business jet is speedier than all the rest.

Then and Now: Business Models

May 2010 | By Roger A. Mola

Map from the FAA

Don't Cross That Line

Would a fighter pilot shoot down a private airplane?
March 2010 | By Craig Mellow

St. Onge, who shows off her Staggerwing at airshows in the Northeast, had her 1936 C17B done up in “Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes colors” that replicate the paint scheme of the 1936 Bendix Race winner.

Sweet 17

When a Staggerwing casts its spell, it can surprise even Olive Ann Beech.
November 2009 | By James Wynbrandt

Restoration: Beech Staggerwing

A true story with an O.Henry ending.
May 2009 | By Mark Huber

Jeff Stone (beside the plane) prepares to take his grandmother, Molly MacNeil Stone, for her first airplane ride in a Piper J-3

It's Never Too Late to Take That First Flight

My grandmother loved her first and only airplane ride.
June 2008 | By Hilliard Stone

Thanks to the wonders of computer animation, Gerry Merrill

Who Says a Jet Can't Be Cheap?

Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000.
March 2008 | By David Noland

The Allegro

Fun Factor

We take a light sport aircraft for a test drive.
September 2007 | By Mark Huber

Sport pilots who choose to build the SeaRey kitplane can take off from and set down on both land and water.

20 Hours to Solo

Will a new pilot category restore the glory days of general aviation?
September 2007 | By Mark Huber

In the 1930s, a group of air-minded Oregonians started one of the first homebuilding clubs. Here, the pilots and builders banded together against a new threat: federal regulation.

The Resistance

A hub of creativity for early airplane builders: North Carolina? Ohio? Nope—Oregon. And these Oregonians had an independent streak.
May 2007 | By Ken Scott

A & S Interview: Frank Robinson

The world's most prolific builder of civilian helicopters.
March 2007 | By Mark Huber

Honda

The Next Little Thing

Why 2006 is the year of the very light jet.
November 2006 | By Mark Huber


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