Richard L. Collins

Richard Lawrence Collins (November 28, 1933[1] – April 29, 2018) was an American aviation author and journalist.

Richard L. Collins
Born(1933-11-28)November 28, 1933
DiedApril 29, 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 84)
OccupationAuthor and journalist
NationalityAmerican
SubjectAviation
Notable worksFlying IFR
RelativesLeighton Collins

Collins earned his private pilot certificate in 1952 and subsequently logged over 20,000 hours in general aviation airplanes. He was the son of Leighton Collins, a well-known aviation writer, pioneering flight safety advocate and founder of Air Facts magazine.[2][3][4] Richard Collins died on April 29, 2018, aged 84.[5]

Magazine editor and writer

The first article that Richard Collins wrote appeared in the November 1947 issue of Air Facts.[6] In 1968, Collins began writing for Flying magazine 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.[2][7]

Collins was a writer for Air Facts Journal, an online journal created in 2011.[3] He published a blog on the site and wrote articles for the journal.[4]

Over his career, he has written over 1500 magazine articles, thirteen books and has developed an extensive library of aviation training videos.[6]

Books

Collins authored 13 books about aviation weather and flying technique:[8]

  • Flying IFR
  • Flying the Weather Map
  • Flight Level Flying
  • Instrument Flying Refresher
  • Air Crashes
  • Mastering the Systems: Air Traffic Control and Weather
  • The Perfect Flight
  • Tips to Fly by
  • Thunderstorms and Airplanes
  • Flying Safely
  • Pilot Upgrade: How to Stay Current in Safety
  • Logbooks: Life in Aviation
  • The Next Hour: The Most Important Hour in Your Logbook – released in 2009; the last of his books, dealing with the prevention of aircraft accidents.[9]

References
  1. "Carlisle Family History: Particularly as it Pertains to the Descendants of Richard Carlisle; Allied Families". Cecil Allten Carlisle. 30 April 1961 – via Google Books.
  2. Flying Magazine (November 2007). "Meet Our Editors". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  3. "About Air Facts". airfactsjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. "Meet the Authors". airfactsjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. Phelps, Mark (2018-04-30). "Famed Aviation Journalist Richard Collins Dies at 84". AINonline.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. "Richard Collins Celebrates 70 Years of Writing about Airplanes - Media Center – Sporty's Pilot Shop | Media Center – Sporty's Pilot Shop". sportyspress.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  7. Collins, Richard L. (October 2008). "A Long and Satisfying Journey". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  8. "Amazon's Author Page". Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  9. Sportsman's Market (2009). "The Next Hour". Retrieved 2009-11-28.
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