by Joni M Fisher | May 6, 2018 | Aviation
We almost got to ride in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor. Giana loves airplanes. We bought her a red Avcomm headset when she was three. She’s flown in a Cessna 210 and an RV-6 which she calls “Papa’s red plane.” Over Christmas vacation, she was playing in the park when she...
by Joni M Fisher | Dec 6, 2017 | Aviation, Humor, Journalism
My husband, a physician, and pilot joined the Flying Physicians organization and so we flew to their annual meeting in New Orleans in 1998. When the editor of the Flying Physician magazine heard that I was a pilot he asked me to write about why so many wives refuse or...
by Joni M Fisher | Oct 18, 2017 | Aviation, Humor
“Why can’t you take up golf?” I pleaded when my husband Maury announced he was going to learn to fly. First the red sports car, now this? My second reaction was to check our life insurance policies and our will. Was this part of a man’s ‘go-fast’ stage of life? He...
by Joni M Fisher | Oct 15, 2017 | Aviation
Six-year-old Braylon Faulkner fell in love with airplanes on his first flight. Traveling with his mother Michelle Faulkner and grandmother Carol Faulkner-Davis in September 2012 from Orlando to Providence, Rhode Island. His excitement came to the attention of the...
by Joni M Fisher | Mar 19, 2017 | Aviation, Humor
I love it when editors call. Some editors call because they want a woman’s perspective on my hobby—aviation. Only six percent of pilots are women, so I’m kind of a novelty. Some editors call for reprints on essays or articles that made them laugh. Some editors call...
by Joni M Fisher | Feb 22, 2017 | Aviation, Humor
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...