Phil Kessler

Phil Kessler

No Longer Shy

Readers, I have been a pilot for a while now, and although I have flown many people to many different places, this was an experience I will not soon forget. The girl I was dating at the time of the…

Lookie No Panties

I made a five hour drive to Chicago from my home with a pretty blond girl who was in my high school class. She was also going to New York on business. I was going to see family. Planes were…

Sparks a Fond Memory

On the way back from a family vacation in Southern California my beautiful wife agreed to join the Mile High Club. While our four children watched the movie, we went to the lavatory in the back of the plane and…

OK, I’m Selfish

Nothing like a little in-flight service to take the edge off of a crowded flight! Ms. Anne Gomez (last names have been changed to protect the innocent) and I are co-workers. Through a little fortuitous planning we arranged to be…

Just Obeying Commands

Myself and the unit Maintenance Officer were en route from Pisa to Venice in support of a multi-service exercise. We were at 12,500 MSL, over the Alps, in IFR with zero, zero. The Blackhawk requires 2 pilots to effectively cover…

The Magic of Age

It was a warm summers night. I had embarked on a journey to Florida to visit my aunt. Since it was a spur of the moment thing I was stuck on the red eye. I had been checking out an…

Go Big Johnson

Flying in a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 at exactly one mile high Mr. Johnson set the controls on auto pilot. While he sat at the controls I undressed, moving to sit over him facing the control panels with my back to…

What a Shock

My now husband and myself were on our way to Anchorage Alaska on a Red Eye and the flight was very dead. My husband (boyfriend at the time) got the idea in his head to join the Mile High Club.…