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Ask the pilot: What's behind the recent rise in runway near misses?; By Patrick Smith May 9, 2008
Ask the pilot: Dangerous airlines, deadly airports, foggy landings and other hazards of flying: Sorting out facts from fancy.; By Patrick Smith May 2, 2008
Ask the pilot: Here's one way to exploit people's fear of flying: Tell them airlines are saving money by skimping on fuel.; By Patrick Smith Apr 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: The bone-bending, ergonomic hell of economy class. Six easy ideas for making flying more comfortable.; By Patrick Smith Apr 18, 2008
Those Delta blues: In my youth, I longed to fly away to the edge of the world and I knew Northwest would take me there. Now it's being devoured by Delta.; By Garrison Keillor Apr 16, 2008
Ask the pilot: As hundreds of planes are grounded, the FAA faces an identity crisis. Plus: What does a rash of airline bankruptcies mean for the future?; By Patrick Smith Apr 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: From cockpit check to walkaround to stocking the galley: The Zen of preparing the "Monster" to fly.; By Patrick Smith Apr 4, 2008
Ask the pilot: The rich, colorful, checkered history of flying in Latin America. Plus: In which cities is it best to just fly in and get the hell out?; By Patrick Smith Mar 14, 2008
Ask the pilot: Much of what frustrates us about flying doesn't take place during flight at all. It's getting on and off that's really irritating.; By Patrick Smith Mar 7, 2008
Ask the pilot: Are the airlines being bashed unfairly for their eco-unfriendliness? What's their real impact on the environment?; By Patrick Smith Feb 22, 2008
Ask the pilot: The Six Continent Club, lithium batteries, more defunct airlines: The pilot takes on a grab bag of topics.; By Patrick Smith Jan 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight?; By Patrick Smith Jan 4, 2008
Ask the pilot: Do pilots jettison fuel before landing? Plus: JetBlue's troublesome nonstops, and the scoop on in-flight "shortcuts."; By Patrick Smith Dec 14, 2007
Ask the pilot: Facing a serious pilot shortage, airlines are hiring crew members with remarkably little experience. What does this mean for safety?; By Patrick Smith Dec 7, 2007
Ask the pilot: Not buying it when the pilot tells you weather is holding up your flight? iPhone to the rescue!; By Patrick Smith Nov 16, 2007
Ask the pilot: Has the U.S. met its match in airport-security craziness? Plus: NASA's pilot survey coverup.; By Patrick Smith Nov 2, 2007
Ask the pilot: Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions.; By Patrick Smith Oct 26, 2007
Ask the pilot: The worst thing about hotel rooms? It's not the ugly carpeting. Plus: Why don't planes carry parachutes for passengers?; By Patrick Smith Oct 19, 2007
Ask the pilot: From Clickair to CrazyJet, a meditation on the troubled state of airline names.; By Patrick Smith Sep 14, 2007
Ask the pilot: Lessons from a burning plane: What the media didn't tell you about a near disaster in Asia.; By Patrick Smith Sep 7, 2007
Ask the pilot: It's trial by fire in the author's long-awaited return to the cockpit. Can you say "barf bag"?; By Patrick Smith Aug 31, 2007
Ask the Pilot: Tired of long delays? Look at the bright side of flying: It's cheaper and more accessible than ever.; By Patrick Smith Aug 17, 2007
Ask the Pilot: What have we come to when foreign airlines tout around-the-world travel that avoids the U.S.? Plus: Make your own airline route maps. And: Wizz Air?; By Patrick Smith Aug 10, 2007
Flying the child-unfriendly skies: Woman kicked off flight after refusing to medicate her child into silence.; Carol Lloyd Jul 12, 2007
Beyond the Multiplex: Werner Herzog's explosive POW drama -- a love letter to America? Plus: Bad parents, interesting women.; By Andrew O'Hehir Jul 5, 2007

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