Angelina’s Airplane

“Angelina” remains one of our most popular articles, two years since we posted it.
Angelina Jolie isn’t the only Hollywood celebrity pilot.  Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood are just a few of many real-world pilots and aircraft owners.
Harrison Ford owns and flies over half  a dozen aircraft, and is President of AOPA’s Young Eagles program.  John Travolta owns [...]

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REAL MAN Pilots and Airline Pilots

I have 79 airline boarding passes so far this year.  On average, I boarded an airliner once every 4 days.

 

Schlepping bags at airports, weight-lifting bags into overhead bins, packing and unpacking bags, losing bags.  Every 4 days. 
Being woken up from jet lag to be told that we are cruising at 31,000 feet (so what??) and that I should relax (you [...]

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The Film Club

Once in a while, a book comes along that you wish came 20 years ago.  “If only I had known… .” 
On a flight to Amsterdam, that book hit my heart like a hammer.  I was going to post another article here about flying.  But I must get this hammer off my chest.  If you read but one book this year, do this one.  Warning:  Dads with [...]

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Angelina

Rod Machado’s Private Pilot Handbook lists famous people who hold pilot certificates.  Included are Hollywood personalities like John Travolta, Kurt Russel, Tom Cruise, Sidney Pollack, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Tonet and Carlo….
Recently, Vogue ran a cover story on an aviatrix whose drop-dead sultry looks have been scorched into millions of feverish juvenile [...]

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