Douglas Evans, Author at Air Facts Journal

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans rode his bike to a grass airstrip not far from his home and took his first flight lesson in an Aeronca Champ at age 15. Three decades later his logbook is filled with time aloft in taildraggers, tactical military transports and commercial airliners. A third generation pilot, he recently bought a 1946 Globe Swift and is living the stories his grandfather once told back when airplanes didn’t come with auto throttles, auto land and iPads.

I was there February 8, 2021 February 8, 2021

I could never be so lucky again

Zach put his iPhone flashlight to use in the only shadow to be found in the brilliant blue aloft. “Dad! Oil is pooling at my feet.” Instinctively I began a 180-degree turn to the last airport we flew over—a life boat in the distance known as Silver Wings Airpark (TS36). I traded airspeed for altitude and resisted the urge to command more from my faithful Continental by pushing up the power, knowing now the race against time had begun.

Friday Photo April 10, 2020 April 10, 2020

Friday Photo: anticipating flight

After a week in self-imposed quarantine, I decided to socially distance myself in the clear blue western sky over Texas. A creature of habit as all pilots are, I interrupted my preflight ritual of fully opening the hangar so as to avoid making contact with a fellow pilot who happened upon my same idea. Looking out through the partially opened hangar door as I’ve never before thought to look, I was rewarded with stunning contrasts.


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