Monthly Archives: April 2014

Where the Buffalo Roam

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Colin Summers

The great thing about flying little planes is that you never know which flight is going to be an adventure. It could just be a milk run, or it could turn into the time you saw the most gorgeous sunset … Continue reading →

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Why Engines Fail

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Colin Summers

As mentioned in many other posts, I fly along waiting for my engine to fail. That was an integral part of my training: always have an emergency landing location picked out. The whole way from airport to airport. (And, subsequently, … Continue reading →

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Top Twenty-Five Mistakes Pilots Make

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Colin Summers

On Tuesday (April 8 2013) I flew down to Air Flite at Long Beach and took a FAA Safety Team seminar “The Twenty-five Biggest Mistakes Pilots Make.” It was put on by the Pilot Safety Institute, and the speaker was Gary … Continue reading →

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Bugatti in the Air

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Colin Summers

It is interesting the way worlds collide sometimes. My friend Andy has taken me up to the Mullin Museum in Oxnard before. We went up and looked at the most beautiful cars of the 1920s and 1930s. The sort of … Continue reading →

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