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He did not have a lot of experience in the make and model airplane, so he hired the accident pilot to conduct the first ...
Fly the airplane, point it toward a place to land, and take some time to figure out the rest. This line is important enough ...
Find the perfect gift for Father’s Day with this guide full of gifts for pilots. [Credit: CanvaPro] Father’s Day is quickly ...
The Lakeland Aero Club was founded in 2011 by aviation philanthropist James C. Ray. What initially began as an after-school ...
The team here at Plane & Pilot couldn’t be busier. With warm, summer flying upon us, that’s how it should be, right? In the last month, I’ve added four new airplanes to my logbook, and I don’t say ...
It was a quiet afternoon at the Triangle Airpark (AZ50) in White Hills, Arizona. Picture a completely clear sapphire sky above dusty brown mountains, a dry 70 degrees in what passes for winter along ...
Despite some rainy weather, the 50th annual Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, did not disappoint, with its multitude of displays, interactive experiences, and flying exhibitions.
Every now and again, the concept of “energy management” comes up. But is that something a pilot would actually think about in flight? Does this concept allow the pilot to fly more precisely or more ...
Stratolaunch, the aircraft with the longest wingspan in the world took, off from Mojave (California) Air and Space Port for its second-ever flight on Thursday morning. The “Roc,” named for the giant ...
Extreme weather, including record heat, has sparked wildfires throughout the American West from Colorado westward, with several western states under states of emergency as firefighters battle blazes ...
The pilot took his first lesson one month before the accident. Flying several times a week, he’d accumulated 44 hours of experience, about seven of those solo. On May 25, 2021, he planned a multistop, ...
It was a busy week in aviation news, as a number of big stories, including ones involving the return to service of the Boeing 737 Max, a big study on airborne COVID-19 transmission and the release of ...