Aspiring warbird pilot Austin Hancock shares his journey from student pilot to flying the Aeronca L-16, a military version of the Aeronca Champ. This light liaison aircraft offers a perfect first step ...

The author, an aviation journalist and flight instructor, fulfilled a lifelong dream of flying a 1946 Aeronca Champ, a plane her mother had flown in her youth. The author's flight with the Champ's ...