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.
High Flight
All apologies to John Gillespie Magee Jr. for the title to this column, but I did fly a little higher than normal on my...
345 mph: Rolls Royce/Electroflight Shatter Electric Airspeed and Climb Records
Nemesis NXT spectacularly surpassed the electric airspeed and 3000 meter time-to-climb records.
Tire Tantrums
There can’t be a single person engaged in the modern world who doesn’t have a tale to tell regarding tires. Most involve some variation...
Dead Cow Go Fasts
Just a quick home movie from the starting line at the High Sierra Fly-In this last weekend. For sure we thought you’d like to...
Overheard at AirVenture
AirVenture 2021 has just concluded as I scratch this out, making it a good time for a warble about the doings seen and heard...
Postcards From Reno
Here's a sampling of the things we saw at Reno this year—it was a busy time in the pits!
In Case You Missed It
Future Fuels
Thanks to environmental regulations, court challenges and economic realities, an unleaded replacement for avgas is definitely on the horizon, but it’s still a distant horizon. Meanwhile, we still have 100LL, which remains widely available. By Paul Bertorelli.
Avionics Special: Construction Zone
Marc Cook succumbs to the siren song of the Garmin G3X, and clears the flight deck for an avionics upgrade.
Power, Scotty, I Gotta Have More Power
“I canna give ye more, Cap’n. The dilithium crystals are already overloaded.”
—Star Trek
This month’s...