Perfect Fit
Bonding with a Tiger Moth
Jim Busha
Some people wouldn’t give a wooden nickel
for an airplane that was built 40, 50, or even
70 years ago. Thankfully, some pilots have not
forgotten the original attributes of these tried
and true workhorses and have given them new
life and meaning.

Pure Flight
Sailplanes offer sport fliers unique opportunities
Amy Laboda
Nothing irks me more than cruising through late
afternoon thermals in my powered plane and
seeing buzzards circling weightlessly thousands
of feet above me. They must laugh at my futile
efforts to eke a few knots of speed or a couple
of hundred feet of altitude out of the free ride
they use to stay airborne for hours.

Going Propless
How I added a glider rating
John S. Craparo
I began flying in a Beech Sundowner and then moved to an Ercoupe—a two-control model with no rudder pedals. I thought gliders would give me the opportunity to become proficient in
flying three-axis controls again while opening up new avenues of flight.