I’ve just returned from a beautiful morning chat on my friend Ben’s front porch. Ben’s 87 years old. As a solid member of that group known as the greatest generation, he fills the bill well. A southern boy born into hard work and low expectations, he went off to war as a young man in […]
Books
Third edition of Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide released
ASA has just released the third edition of the Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide. The guide helps pilots prepare for the oral exam portion of the ATP checkride with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, this guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides responses. New questions and answers in […]
Father’s Day special from The Gathering Foundation
In September 2007, more than 150,000 visitors traveled to “The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends” in Columbus, Ohio, for a journey through aviation history. People of all ages and backgrounds came to explore the largest collection of Mustangs and World War II aircraft brought together in over 60 years. “The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends: […]
New book prompts search for Wright factory workers’ descendants
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) will use the launch of a new book about the Wright brothers to connect with descendants of the Wright Company’s factory workers. NAHA is inviting descendants of men and women who worked in one of the two factory buildings to attend the launch of the new […]
New children’s book published
New to bookshelves this spring is “Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse,” a suspenseful yet inspiring story of a little mouse who conquered a big challenge. An avid reader, this mouse learned about and then longed to find the distant land called, America. In order to do so he had to survive mousetraps, cats, […]
New edition of Air Traffic Control Career Prep released
Now available is the latest edition of The Air Traffic Control Career Prep by Dr. Patrick R. Mattson. The guide introduces readers to the aviation industry, the FAA’s role, and what they can expect as they pursue a career as an air traffic controller. Also included is general information on opportunities, working conditions and benefits, […]
Book signing at GMU May 3
Children’s book author and pilot Paul Hohmann will be signing copies of his new book “The Tale of Tango” May 3 at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina, starting at 11 a.m. at the Runway Cafe. The Tale of Tango is a story about a little plane named Tango. Tango is a very content […]
New book: Area 51 – Black Jets
Area 51, until recently, was the worst-kept U.S. Government secret. We all knew it existed, but the mystery of the place remained, and still does.
Bill Yenne’s book, “Area 51 Black Jets – A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America’s Secret Aviation Base,” does much to unveil the mystery.
Managing Risk: Best Practices for Pilots
Now available from ASA is “Managing Risk: Best Practices for Pilots,” which uses actual aircraft accident examples, statistics, aviation safety studies, and the authors’ more than 60 years of combined experience as pilots and flight safety educators to document and describe the 10 most significant accident threat categories, and shed light on the applicable human-factor […]