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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Hot Starts


Fuel injection is a wonderful feature—most of the time. In hot-weather restarts, however…



Hot StartsWhen was the last time you drove down to 7-Eleven on a sizzling-hot summer afternoon to buy a Lotto ticket, came back with what you hoped were the winning numbers, and your car refused to start because of the heat?
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Beyond The Checkride


Advanced training means new skills, reduced insurance premiums and renewed passion



Beyond The CheckrideSo now what? You've earned the private certificate and are happily amassing flight time with all kinds of aerial adventures.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

What Is Proficiency?


Ten ways of telling whether you’re actually as good as you think you are



What Is Proficiency?Aviation is awash in proficiency-oriented literature and training courses. But, what exactly is proficiency?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

No Ghosts In The Air…No Privacy, Either!


The Great ADS-B Scare of 2012



No Ghosts In The Air…No Privacy, Either!After speaking with people in a position to know how the system works, now I can confirm that ADS-B won't make U.S. airspace less secure—far from it.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Eyes Have It


The difference between “looking” and “seeing”



The Eyes Have ItWe're about to kick the sacred cow that is peripheral vision right in the butt and, in the process, probably generate a bunch of letters to the editor.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Aviation Careers: We’ve Only Just Begun


With UAV careers leading the charge, aviation is booming



Aviation Careers: We’ve Only Just BegunAs a kid in love with flying and all things related to it, I couldn't fathom the idea of getting paid for it.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Logic Of Flaps


Flaps make pilots’ lives easier—for those aviators who know how to use them



The Logic Of FlapsBy any measure, flaps have almost no downside, but they're perhaps the least appreciated component of an aircraft.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Expand Your Iceberg


Plane & Pilot takes on AFIT’s 10-day instrument-rating program



Expand Your IcebergI was a stick-and-rudder pilot with very little knowledge of instrument flying. Steeped in flying wires, tube and fabric, I never thought I'd need or want an instrument rating.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

10 Flying Techniques From Great Aviators


Some of America's best pilots offer advice on how to fly smarter



10 Flying Techniques From Great AviatorsOne of the great joys of this job is that I've been allowed to interview and get to know some of the most interesting pilots in aviation.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Risky Business


Little-known tools that can help make your next flight safer



Risky BusinessHow risky is your next flight?


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