Welcome to 
FLYING WITH RAND

Hello,

I’m Rand Peck and among other things, I’m a B-757 captain for a major U.S. Airline. The airline industry certainly isn’t what it used to be, but I still love flying the 757 and the 727 before that. I’m also an aviation writer and photographer and historian and have had more than 50 articles published in a variety of aviation magazines. As much as I enjoy writing and shooting, I take pleasure in researching and passing information along to others interested in aviation. 

My photography has also appeared in national news magazines, accompanying articles written by others, concerning the airline industry. If you need specific airline photography, let me know, I have thousands of shots in my library, or I can arrange to get exactly what you need. My digital Nikon is always charged and ready.

 Please take a moment to visit my TAILWHEEL MANUAL page and learn about my fascination and approach to flying small, tailwheel airplanes. I wrote this manual for my own students, because others on the market were too dry, and complicated a very simple and enjoyable subject. There’s nothing more fun than landing a Cub or a Luscombe or a Champ on a small grass strip. Also, you’ll learn about our new Tailwheel DVD that we’re producing for a Spring 2006 distribution. 

And for new and old manual customers, please send along a picture of your airplane to add to our Tailwheel page.

 During the summer and autumn months, I spend a great deal of time in my J-3 Cub, flying in search of interesting aviators and airfields in New England. Thankfully, New England is not a large place! I write about these events too, but visit our NEW ENGLAND AVIATION page, where I’ll highlight a small, interesting airfield quarterly. We’ll visit among others, the Hampton Airfield, Plum Island, Katama on Martha’s Vineyard and the Ice Runway on Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee. Grass roots flying at its best, including great restaurants and ice cream stands.

 Take a look through our PUBLISHED ARTICLES page. I’ve chosen a few of my favorite articles and reproduced them here. You’ll also find LINKS to some of my favorite aviation websites and have the opportunity to meet some really wonderful fliers.

For those of you who enjoy aviation history, I invite you to peruse through RANDS HISTORY. I’ve had an awful lot of fun getting here and have met some wonderful people, flown some classic airplanes and seen a lot of the world along the way. 

If you have any questions about airplanes, airliners, or how to get started in writing…send me an email, I’ll be glad to offer any assistance that I can. There’s nothing so fun, as doing that which you enjoy.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you  - Rand