Landing Strip



I was inspecting communications facilities in Alaska. Since I had little experience in flying in small planes, I was nervous when we approached a landing strip in a snow covered area. The pilot descended to just a dozen feet, then gunned both engines, climbed, and circled back. While my heart ...

Young Pilot



A young pilot wanted to sound cool and show who was boss on the aviation frequencies. On his first nighttime approach to an airfield, instead of making any official requests to the tower, he asked, "Guess who?" In response, the controller quickly switched the field lights off and asked the responding ...