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Author: David Forster

David Forster is an instrument-rated flight instructor and he and his wife reside on an airpark in Friendswood, Texas. His obsession with flying began when he was 8 years old, holding the bucking bar for his dad who was restoring a 1946 Luscombe.

FLIGHT EXPERIENCES: A Carrier Landing By A GA Pilot In A Single-Engine Cessna

Posted on August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 by David Forster

Did you know that a foreign pilot once landed on a U.S. aircraft carrier without prior authorization, without a shot being fired – and without an arresting gear tailhook? In…

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