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Myron Nelson

Myron Nelson
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Myron Nelson soloed at 16 and has been a professional pilot for over 30 years, having flown for Lake Powell Air, SkyWest Airlines, and Southwest Airlines. He also flies for the Flying Samaritans, a volunteer, not-for-profit organization that provides medical and dental care in Baja California, Mexico. A first-time builder, Myron currently flies N24EV, his beautiful RV-10. He has also owned a C-150 and a Socata TB-9.

Dollars and Sense

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In my decades in aviation, I have come across individuals representing a wide financial demography—from folks who could buy a Boeing with a personal...

Minimax to the Rescue

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It's not easy to find a tug/tow bar assembly substantial enough to handle the job adequately and still be portable enough to be carried aboard.

Problemas en México

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I was dismayed to receive an alert from the Baja Bush Pilots that aviation authorities in Mexico have recently turned away Experimental aircraft after entering the country.

Hanging up the Spurs

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As I write this, it is August 31, 2020, which wouldn’t normally mean anything to anybody, especially me. Except for this particular day is...

Sensor Sensibilities

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In 2011, when I purchased my engine sensor package for the then new Dynon SkyView system, the sensors of choice for fuel and oil...

Weighty Matters

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We’ve all been taught the five primary forces of flight—lift, thrust, gravity and drag. (Plus money, but it’s more existential.) Let’s focus on gravity,...

Airpark Living, Continued

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Last month, I talked about the various types of airparks available for those so inclined as well as the specific airpark, AZ82, that my...

Airpark Living

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Since the very discovery that such  a thing existed, I, like many other pilots, have dreamed of airpark living. For the purposes of this...

Flying: Part Science, Part Artform

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Many years ago, I had a position in the training department of my regional airline. In addition to the needs of our own airline,...

COVIDity Blues

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As I write this, it is the Ides of March in the year that will live in infamy. We are all aviators or we...

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How Skin Condition Affects Aircraft Performance

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In the last few editions of Wind Tunnel, we looked at how changes to...

How to Use Your Oxygen System

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Things to know before you go. By Gary Jones.

Deciding What to Build

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The more realistic you are, the better off you'll be.

Skiplane Shangri-la

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Two Bearhawks and a Cessna travel to the tundra in Saskatchewan.