One of my nephews is really keen on becoming a pilot. I had some time over the summer, so I committed to flying a Piper Twin Comanche up to his hometown, taking him flying over to the coast, and flying back with a lesson involved. The flight from Wilmington, Delaware, to Cape May, N.J., proceeded […]
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Getting into the Santa swing of things
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For clarity’s sake
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One of a million different paths to aviation
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