We publish member-contributed articles on various subjects here.

• Talking With Oakland Tower

  • A interesting read on communication with Oakland Air Traffic Control with information on how to talk the talk.

• My Last Mission

  • Club founder and member, the late Doug Johnson, originally wrote this for the newsletter of the 390th Bombardment Group, with whom Doug flew B17's during World War II.

• The "Other" Checkride

  • That other checkride -- the one when you finally realize you've got what it takes...

• The Hayward Proficiency Air Race

  • Club member Beth Christian flew the Hayward Proficiency Air Race in 4312R for the fourth year in a row (2001). The word "race" is misleading, the word "proficiency" is not...

• An AAC Member Down Under

  • Club member Hamish Reid finds himself at the controls of a strange aircraft, 10,000 km from Berkeley. At least he (sort of) had the right accent...