General Aviation Hangar VOR 
Plane and Pilot
JULY 31, 2025
Aviation then was a realm of VOR needles, paper charts, and the pure joy of stick-and-rudder flight. The skies felt timeless, yet three decades have transformed small-aircraft aviation in ways I never imagined as I gripped the Skipper’s yoke. Here’s how the landscape has evolved since that first flight.
Flying Magazine
MAY 23, 2025
For many general aviation pilots, the Piper Arrow occupies an important spot in aircraft evolutioncomplex enough to challenge and reward but accessible enough to own and operate without a second mortgage. Navigation and weather awareness are enhanced with a Narco 810, VOR with CDI, Garmin 496, and stormscope.
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Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 17, 2025
Falcon Field provides a friendly atmosphere, low traffic compared to major airports, and a strong general aviation community. Its history as a World War II training base adds to its charm, with well-maintained runways, modern air traffic control, and a nearby aviation museum that keeps the spirit of flying alive.
Photographic Logbook
JUNE 29, 2025
I momentarily put HAL into heading mode, inserted the East Texas VOR into the route, programmed GPS direct to ETX, then switched back to "nav" mode to avoid any unexpected turns from tinkering with the active leg in the GPS flight plan. I exited the terminal parking lot and walked east toward the hangar housing the museum.
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
These checks take a full working day, so the aircraft is usually parked inside of a hangar. These checks require many more man hours, tools, hangar space, and aircraft downtime. There are several ways the VOR can be tested for accuracy of operation, and the results can be performed and logged in an aircraft log by the pilot.
Air Facts
APRIL 10, 2024
He was thrilled and sent me a picture of her by the new hangar. The new owner was thrilled and sent me a picture of the Cardinal by its new hangar. Like many local GA airports, we have a group of pilots (mostly older, retired aircraft owners) who congregate most days in one hangar or another.
Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Although 9/11 marked the weaponization of commercial aircraft, the aftereffects are felt most keenly by General Aviation.
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