FastEddieB

Seen at an Iron Butt competition:

One more photo. These were taken in January 2003 Putting the two together, looks like N4268B.

Taken from the right seat in a “full stall” landing in a Cirrus: If I see a student having inconsistent landings, I try to check out...

I recall seeing a Bonanza in a shop, I think at N Perry in Hollywood, FL. It had allegedly encountered some light turbulence while...

In some aircraft the nose obstructs the view of the far end of the runway in 3 point attitude. In others, the person sitting in front...

Neither did Enron investors.

Something I recommend every student pilot or private pilot if they haven't done it try: get a CFI who will make/help you do crosswind...

On a Scott 3200, these little guys were a pain and broke with some regularity

Part of the Citabria preflight was to check the distance between the tailwheel and the bottom of the rudder. I recall that less than one...

1) When you gently roll on the tailwheel first, there’s precious little weight on it and no undue stress. Then again, if dropped in...

Not to be argumentative, or to derail, but… In my Citabrias, I could often roll on the tailwheel slightly first, conditions permitting...

Which is maybe why I put “full stall” in quotes?

I used to teach tailwheel transition courses in one of two Citabrias. It was basically a 5 hour syllabus. Hour 1 was mostly aircraft...

True. Ideal situation is charging at home via solar. That’s about as good as it gets.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN did experiments on the feasibility of nuclear powered aircraft...