Richard L. Collins
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Richard Lawrence Collins is an American aviation author and journalist.
Collins earned his private pilot license in 1952 and has since logged over 20,000 hours in general aviation
airplanes. He is the son of Leighton Collins
who was a well-known aviation writer, pioneering flight safety advocate and founder of Air Facts magazine.
magazine in 1968 and became Editor in Chief in 1977. He moved to AOPA Pilot magazine as Publisher and Editor in 1988. In 1993 he returned to Flying as an editor at large where he wrote a monthly column as well as feature articles. In October 2008 Collins retired as a regular contributor to Flying magazine. At the time of retirement, Collins had been on the masthead of an aviation magazine since July 1958.
In 2009 Collins released his most recent book, The Next Hour, dealing with the prevention of aircraft accidents.
Collins earned his private pilot license in 1952 and has since logged over 20,000 hours in general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airplanes. He is the son of Leighton Collins
Leighton Collins
Leighton Holden Collins was an American aviator, author, and journalist.Collins was born in Greenville, Texas...
who was a well-known aviation writer, pioneering flight safety advocate and founder of Air Facts magazine.
Magazine editor and writer
Richard Collins began writing for FlyingFlying (magazine)
Flying is an aviation magazine published since 1927 . It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation-oriented executives in business and general aviation markets worldwide....
magazine in 1968 and became Editor in Chief in 1977. He moved to AOPA Pilot magazine as Publisher and Editor in 1988. In 1993 he returned to Flying as an editor at large where he wrote a monthly column as well as feature articles. In October 2008 Collins retired as a regular contributor to Flying magazine. At the time of retirement, Collins had been on the masthead of an aviation magazine since July 1958.
Books authored
Collins has authored eleven books about aviation weather and flying technique.In 2009 Collins released his most recent book, The Next Hour, dealing with the prevention of aircraft accidents.