In a world full of world records, endurance — or “time aloft” — has always fascinated me. Within that realm, there’s one particularly compelling story that even many pilots don’t know about. The technology used for this record-setting flight was off-the-shelf, unremarkable. The pilots were just ordinary guys. And the aircraft? A plain-vanilla trainer. Yet they set the bar so high that their feat may never be equaled. More than a half century later, nobody’s even come close. Read more →
Tag: Las Vegas
Banned from the Store
Some guys insist on flying IFR everywhere, regardless of destination or weather. I’ve always preferred VFR flying when it helps expedite things. That’s never failed to pay off… until today, when I found myself locked out of my favorite Las Vegas airport. Read more →