A Tale of Two Plane Crashes
Hard Times and Not-So-Great Expectations in a Very Dickensian Aircraft Incident
Down and Out in a Piper Apache
Stuck in the air in a wounded airplane, with a crash-landing imminent, a pilot reflects on Orwell’s “power of facing unpleasant facts.”
Fear of Flying
When a daughter struggles with self-esteem, a dad quietly boosts her out of the nest.
Teachable Moments in Aircraft Emergencies
Flying Lessons: How to Appear Calm While Crashing a Small Plane
Goodbye, Mama Bird
A remembrance of my hero, Ellen Johnson, most flyingest flyer in all the world.
Journeys: Cedar Key, FL (by small plane)
Revisiting an article from long ago, about a flying trip to Cedar Key and a flying airboat ride we’ll never forget.
Why We Fly
A brief paean to pioneering aviatrixes
Diary of a Soviet Airwoman at War: The Battle Draws Near
A young Soviet combat airwoman’s diary of WWII
