Greenville, South Carolina, via the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU), is a cool destination for a fun (preferably long) weekend for the entire family. There are several things you can do…
Author: Yasmina Soria Platt
Yasmina Soria Platt is the National Aviation Planning and Advisory Lead at AtkinsRéalis, but she also teaches “Rusty Pilots” seminars for AOPA and writes an aviation travel blog called “Air Trails” (www.airtrails.weebly.com), in addition to pilot destination articles for Midwest Flyer Magazine. Pilots can locate pilot destination articles Yasmina has written by going to www.MidwestFlyer.com and typing “Yasmina” in the search box, or by going to the “Archives” section, then “Columns,” then “Destinations.”
DESTINATIONS – Taking To The Skies In Alaska
I said it before, and I say it again… One cannot visit Alaska without taking to the skies! I had been to Alaska once before and had a fantastic time…
Crossing the Border into Kaslo, British Columbia
A friend told us about the Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival (https://kaslojazzfest.com/) in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. He had attended several times and thought we would enjoy it as…
ACCIDENT UPDATE: Let’s Not Wait For Another Accident To Happen To Do Better!
On January 29, 2025, a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air with American Airlines Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft operated by PSA Airlines, over the Potomac…
Context Matters
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “context” is defined as “the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.” More simply put, Dictionary.com defines…