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Ask the pilot: A look back at the catastrophic chain of events that caused history's deadliest plane crash 30 years ago.; By Patrick Smith Apr 6, 2007
Ask the pilot: No ticket? No problem. Hitching a ride in West Africa, the world's most "dangerous" place to fly.; By Patrick Smith Mar 30, 2007
Ask the pilot: Anatomy of a delay: It's payback time as the pilot endures a 24-hour snowstorm saga.; By Patrick Smith Mar 23, 2007
Ask the pilot: Remember the sense of awe you used to feel on an airplane ride? Where did it go? Plus: The lowdown on that "filthy" and "germ-laden" cabin air.; By Patrick Smith Mar 9, 2007
Ask the pilot: Note to self: Never, ever underestimate the public's hatred for the airlines!; By Patrick Smith Mar 2, 2007
Ask the pilot: There's no excuse for locking people in a grounded plane for 10 hours. But is legislation the way to fix the problem?; By Patrick Smith Feb 22, 2007
Ask the pilot: How safe are those old Russian jets Cubana flies? Why don't people clap on landing anymore? Plus: Stowaways, oxygen deprivation and more!; By Patrick Smith Feb 16, 2007
Ask the pilot: Flight attendant, stewardess, trolley dolly. Whatever you call her, she was once a high-fashion sex symbol. At some airlines, the image lives on.; By Patrick Smith Feb 9, 2007
Ask the pilot: Isn't that cockpit a little drab? Perhaps a spider plant, or a simple lithograph, would liven it up!; By Patrick Smith Feb 2, 2007
Ask the pilot: Powder-blue seats, mauve curtains and golfing in Siberia. It's the strange, sometimes beautiful language of airliner cabins.; By Patrick Smith Jan 26, 2007
Ask the pilot: Why are ramen noodles a pilot's best friend? Plus: Northwest retires the DC-10, Boeing marks a milestone, and the heartbreak of Air-India's terrible new look.; By Patrick Smith Jan 19, 2007
Ask the pilot: The pilot weighs in on Knee Defenders, TV-B-Gone, airport security -- anything but theoretical conveyor belts!; By Patrick Smith Jan 12, 2007
Ask the pilot: What does it take to make a plane fly? Can it take off from a conveyor belt? The pilot weighs in on an old brainteaser.; By Patrick Smith Jan 5, 2007
Ask the pilot: The year's most notable air travel stories (who can forget the overblown liquid-bomb terror scare). Plus: A second look at the midair collision in Brazil.; By Patrick Smith Dec 22, 2006
Ask the pilot: Two U.S. pilots involved in a collision over the Amazon jungle were held in Brazil for more than two months. Should pilots involved in aviation accidents be treated like criminals?; By Patrick Smith Dec 15, 2006
Ask the pilot: It's nonstop to Africa for the first time in 15 years. Why should we care?; By Patrick Smith Dec 8, 2006
Ask the pilot: Banished breast-feeders, impertinent imams, and big new changes for Boston and Bangkok.; By Patrick Smith Dec 1, 2006
Ask the pilot: I can't carry liquids and gels on the plane, but what about mashed potatoes? Plus: Need a little humor to get you through your long holiday flight? Try SkyMaul.; By Patrick Smith Nov 22, 2006
Ask the pilot: With the Democrats in power can we look forward to flying with our liquids and gels again? Is civil aviation even affected by the political tide?; By Patrick Smith Nov 17, 2006
Ask the pilot: There we were, hanging sideways in the sky just a few feet from death. Never before had I seen the ground from such a terrifying perspective. What happened?; By Patrick Smith Nov 10, 2006
Ask the pilot: There's no doubt that turbulence rattles the nerves of uneasy fliers, but is it dangerous?; By Patrick Smith Nov 3, 2006
Ask the pilot: Is JetBlue using passengers as guinea pigs? Plus: How zip-lock bags keep America safe.; By Patrick Smith Oct 27, 2006
Ask the pilot: Should New York's famous East and Hudson River flyways be closed to small aircraft?; By Patrick Smith Oct 20, 2006
Ask the pilot: The possible scenarios that may have led to Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle's fatal plane crash into a New York skyscraper.; By Patrick Smith Oct 12, 2006
Ask the pilot: Death and survival in the skies over Brazil and England: Two New York columnists show us the ups and downs of air disasters.; By Patrick Smith Oct 6, 2006

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