Flying Stories

Stuck in the Mud

Stuck in the Mud

I had just finished working with Tom, one of my T-6 students, after a great day of flying the Texan. As we were wrapping up, I realized I had forgotten to get an extra copy of the flight manual that I was going to give to Tom out of my pickup before my wife, Chantal,...

The Gear Wouldn’t Lock!

The Gear Wouldn’t Lock!

By: Shawn Bagley Mike was back for another session of flying the Legacy Flight Museum’s North American AT-6. He was building time to get on the insurance, as well as earn his complex endorsement. The last time we flew, a few months before, we had covered aircraft...

L-2 Cross Country

L-2 Cross Country

By Shawn Bagley Every pilot has a story about an exciting cross country flight, or rather, stories about mishaps that made the cross country more than just boring hours of straight and level flight. One of my most exciting cross country flights was when I flew from...