Best of Aviation

This is a nice perspective of Long Island Sound just after passing JFK airport enroute to Martha's Vineyard one day. The northern shore of LI is to the right, the southern shore of Connecticut in the distance to the left.

Looking down on some boats in Long Island sound as we cross just east of NYC.

One of the nicer small airport terminals we found in Mansfield, MA. This is one of the perks of traveling via private aviation -- comfy chairs and quiet surroundings -- unlike your average air carrier terminal.

The nicely appointed airport terminal in Mansfield, MA demonstrates the classic New England Cape Cod architecture.

Many airports have full weather briefing stations that pilots can use to conduct critical preflight weather analysis and flight planning prior to departure.

A view while on approach to the Martha's Vineyard airport one perfectly clear late summer day.

I thought this was a particularly nice looking extension of the coast of Maryland. If I owned that land, I'd put in an airport and make it my vacation spot.

One of my favorite airplanes, the Mooney is extremely fast and fuel efficient. This particular model will do 200 MPH easily while burning around 15 gallons of fuel per hour.

Mooneys are really designed for long distance travel on instruments, so it's no surprise that they tend to have nicely appointed instrument panels.