Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Real Racing Today
With an incoming cold front starting to push, the smoke has cleared for the best visibility so far this week and the racers are...
Endeavor For Sale
Readers familiar with Formula One air racing may have been wondering where F1 racing standout Endeavor has been this year.
The short answer is Endeavor...
Turbo Glamour
Imagine if you had this pile of custom-built turbo plumbing to put on your airplane. How long do you think it would take to...
Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert, designer and builder of current Formula One front runner Fraed Naught among others, unexpectedly passed away at home yesterday of an aneurysm.
The...
And We’re Racing (for awhile)
With 10 miles of visibility today the pylons are getting dusted today at Reno. Or were until our early afternoon deadline when the smoke...
A Report From the Smokehouse
Today has been an unusual day at the air races, if only because wildfire smoke has taken over the schedule. Visibility has ranged from,...
Formula One First Report
Going into todays heat races, which will get underway when the smoke permits, the story in Formula One is a brewing shootout between defending...
Settling In For Sport Gold
After being coerced into driving to the races this year (weather and can’t miss obligations immediately after so I have to get home) it...
Gathering
Longtime readers may recall that before scribbling in aviation magazines I scribbled in automotive magazines. That seems like someone else’s life a long time...
Sherman Smoot, Czech Mate Lost in Test Flight Crash
Air racing fans were stunned to hear of the loss of veteran race pilot Sherman Smoot when his long-time mount, Czech Mate, crashed on...
In Case You Missed It
AI Amuses, But It Can’t Replace Aviation Experts
AI can't replace real aviation expertise—building safe aircraft requires hands-on knowledge, experience, and a well-calibrated BS meter.
Down to Earth
You like to think that once you're finished building, those deliriously long cross-country flights you've been craving are near at hand. Enter the DAR, who may or may not agree with that premise. Columnist Amy Laboda and her husband were just such eager beavers, but they soon learned (somewhat reluctantly) that there's value in listening to the voice of experience.
