Growing up in an aviation family has its benefits and its drawbacks. The advantages are numerous. Having both a father and grandfather as flight instructor is one. Certainly, having access...

“I learned a little about flying that day, and a lot about myself.”    I was approaching 39 years old on the day I soloed. It was a Saturday, June 27,...

by Eric Wegner Hey, Dave! I read your article on your “First Solo” (https://midwestflyer.com/editorial-first-solo/) and can relate. I didn’t know you were from Minnesota. I spent 17 great years in Minnesota. We...

by Bob McDaniel The summer of 1967 passed like a whirlwind.  And it would be a monumental year as it was the year of my 16th birthday, a milestone that...

by John Chmiel I knew I was going to solo. I just didn’t know when. I was going to be a pilot someday, and I don’t have any recollection to...

by Carol Cansdale I was raised by a single dad raising two daughters and we always had airplanes. Dad was an airline pilot and owned an aircraft salvage and parts...