by Joni M Fisher | Apr 4, 2025 | Aviation, Writing Life
A mere six percent of the licensed pilots in America are female. As one of them, I often hear men complain, “I can’t get my wife to fly with me.” Okay, guys, let me explain something. Some of the tactics you use to attract your loved one into aviation have driven her...
by Joni M Fisher | Apr 2, 2025 | Aviation, Featured In
When my editor texted me in Israel about a ride with the Phillips 66 Aerostars on Thursday at SUN ‘n FUN, she didn’t ask if I wanted the ride, she asked if I’d be back in time for it. Even if being at the Media Center at 7:30 a.m. required mainlining caffeine, I was...
by Joni M Fisher | Dec 26, 2024 | Aviation, Book Reviews
Robert DeLaurentis lives an adventurous life. His recent book Peace Pilot: To the Ends of the Earth and Beyond tells of his pole-to-pole circumnavigation of our planet. Yes, he flew from the South Pole to the North Pole and set seven world records during the journey....
by Joni M Fisher | Dec 26, 2024 | Aviation, Featured In
Getting my pilot’s license could be a boost for my marriage–if it didn’t kill us first. “Why can’t you take up golf?” I pleaded when my husband, Maury, announced he was going to learn to fly. Fly? First the red sports car, now this? Was this part of a man’s “go-fast...
by Joni M Fisher | Nov 4, 2022 | Aviation, Writing Life
Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base continues to train more pilots in the fine art of flying seaplanes. In 2003 Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base celebrated a milestone–40 years of continuous seaplane instruction. Brown’s Seaplane Base has trained more people to fly seaplanes than...
by Joni M Fisher | Nov 4, 2022 | Aviation, Featured In
If you fly long enough, you will experience a problem in flight. Maybe you’ll hit a bird. Maybe your wings will ice up. Maybe you’ll get distracted in your pre-landing check and forget to lower the gear. Fuel lines get vapor lock. Gunk clogs the fuel injector. A bug...