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My first flight there in a Cessna 172 was in 1970, I have gone back several times, but that visit 5 decades ago is the one to remember. This time of year, a confluence of dog tired, plenty of money, and perfect weather occurred. The exact date was 7/17/1970, so more than half a century. The...

Before my instructor started to do my cross wind training, he required me to create what he called a “Get out of jail free” card. Its purpose was to solve the problem of what to do if the home field had too much cross wind for my skills when I started solo. Sometimes I found that the...

Apparent successful landing on the highway, parked in a crossover through the median. High berm, so did not see it until right there, so did not get an N number, but no indication of damage. Neatly centered in the crossover, and half way through, so definitely under control, or walked in with...

A resident of New Jersey wrote this, and it was printed in the Wall Street Journal. Princeton Junction, N.J. My hometown is on the edge of the New York City area, where dense development ends and soybean farms begin. The 9/11 memorials around here are a reminder of our proximity to the city...

A unique place that I have landed. November 16, 1969, I took off from College Park, MD CGS, in a 1959 Cessna 150, and flew to Monticello, UVA. There I landed on the terrace below the right side of the mansion. I walked up to the building, and had an employee document that I had landed there...

Just prior to 9/11, I was enjoying a fine flying day at College Park airport, just hanging out and visiting with who ever was there. That was a popular activity then. A young Arab opened a conversation in fair quality English, introducing himself as new to the Washington area, and a pilot...

Hit the buildings, Missed America. An open letter to a terrorist: Well, you hit the World Trade Center, but you missed America. You hit the Pentagon, but you missed America. You used helpless American bodies, to take out other American bodies, but like a poor marksman, you STILL missed...

Tuesday after Memorial Day, my wife and I went to Freeway Airport for a relaxed picnic, and see some flying. We had an unexpected surprise, as a large field had been mowed on the airport, and it was Kentucky Blue Grass! Roasting in the sun, it provides a gentle, mildly sweet smell, which...

The flag will stay up for the weekend, with a light on it at night. I have friends and relatives memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery, and other places around the world. I don't visit, but I do raise the flag. Nearer home, last year I noticed that a neighbor 4 blocks away did not have...

The plane and man are from a time gone by, but the training technique is timeless. He was a Senior Captain flying Baltimore International to Florida, South in the morning, North in the afternoon, in a Delta Airlines DC 6, at that time, top of the line. His home was in Maryland, and he kept an...

A post here referring to Max’s preference to low altitude for his record setting endurance flights caused me to get his biography from the library, “INTO THE WIND, THE STORY OF MAX CONRAD”. It was written by Sally Buegeleisen, pilot, multi engine, commercial and instrument, who had flown for...