Someone once told me that on occasion, the best part of a flight would not be the flight at all, but the memory made while in the air. While I found this thought interesting, the gravity of the concept eluded me until years later. I received the worst...

In the spring of 2003, I had the opportunity to take my friend Brian up for a short flight. I always relish opening the skies to a potential aviation enthusiast, paying it forward as my friend Steve Ellis did for me many years ago. After our flight,...