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A recurrent nightmare for me. I've trained for this situation but never had to perform it for real. And that was just the way DOWN to Florida...

Travel with us from Nashville to Denver and then back to NJ. We pick through a line of storms in the flight levels north of Oklahoma, deal with the density altitude of Denver, and then contend with unforecast winds which affected our fuel burn on a long and tight stretch of flying, all so that...

What are the big differences, does Sheppard prepare you for either, and how do you sign up for the 121 variety? The PSI site (the vendor that manages all the FAA written tests) only lists the 135 variety as an option..

Vectored across the final approach course into traffic on the way to Nashville for the MMOPA convention. Part 1 of an epic Eaglemania journey.

Come fly right seat in a Piper Meridian with me as I fly from Manteo, NC to Akron, OH with a nighttime return. Life in the FL Ep27

Piper Meridian in and out of Dulles, a busy Class B in the Northeast, with lots of STARS in both directions and some storms to contend with, for a private tour of the Lockheed SR-71 at the Udvar-Hazy Annex from the man who flew it.

LIFL Manteo, NC to Roanoke, VA for an outdoor concert. Sit in the right seat as I go through my method of thunderstorm avoidance and navigation using Nexrad, onboard radar, and stormscope, in an IFR environment. Enjoy!

For those of you flying uber high performance planes, do you ever fly VFR? In my Meridian I was taught basically to always fly with a clearance. Yet, and especially when flying in the NE, I've found that it is better all around sometimes to go VFR with advisories to be able to stay higher...

Fastlane is back! Flight from Dare County, NC (MQI) to Washington Dulles (IAD) in the Piper Meridian with inflight springtime icing. Also, what do you do when the routing you get doubles the distance to your destination?

Short VFR hop in the RV-8, NJ to PA for an outdoor Eaglemania show. Tour of the RV-8, G3x, and some beautiful Labor Day countryside. LIFL Episode 21.

From quarantine, we go to tropical storms and thunder.

The last one for a little bit...

Cross-country weather and avoidance, with some threat of icing, as well as my fuel strategy and planning in the Meridian. Eaglemania goes to Tampa for a week's long residency at Busch Gardens. Thirteen shows with some downtime allowed me to go to Stallion-51 and get an hour of instruction in the...

Newark, LaGuardia, and Kennedy all in one flight…in an RV-8! The unfortunate circumstances of air travel in the country at the moment allowed for a unique opportunity. Is it possible I am the first to land an experimental at any or all of these airports? A little bit of a departure from the...

Some more at-home entertainment. This time it’s from New Jersey to Leesburg, VA (KJYO) and then the short (but challenging) hop to Baltimore-Washington International (KBWI), and a return with the threat of ice on the STAR back into NJ. Please stay healthy!

Latest LIFL episode to while away the hours while we all self quarantine, about a time when life was normal. LIFR into KBED, then serious icing issues into KMHT. Follow my ADM and see if you agree.

Kalamazoo, MI and Latrobe, PA. Good IFR cross country flying in VMC conditions to the midwest, followed by a challenging return to NJ in low IMC. The usual flight planning and strategy included.

This episode of LIFL takes place in early November from Caldwell, NJ (KCDW) to Sanford, ME (KSFM), and then from KSFM to Schenectady, NY (KSCH) with a night return. Gusty winds and significant wind shear on the way into Sanford, and some rime icing at night on the return from Schenectady. LIFL...

A good flight to Dulles from Caldwell, NJ, faced with a gusty crosswind, shows how great ATC and controllers are at accommodating GA at a busy Class B airport. Nighttime return to Caldwell. Jam packed episode with something for everyone in it.