Features
Article: March 2012 Readback
The Khaki Flight Timer, Hamilton's new pilot watch designed with Swiss helicopter rescue and transport service Air Zermatt, was officially launched in the ski village of Zermatt, Switzerland, in December 2011. Dramatic Launch...
Article: From The Editor: What’s In A Name?
I first heard about Amelia Earhart three years ago on Facebook. The new Amelia Earhart, that is.
Article: Autopilots Equal Safety
One of the most common questions I get about flying the oceans is, "How do you stay awake on a 10- to 15-hour leg?" My standard answer is, "Consider the alternative."
Article: Let It Roll: Include, Don’t Exclude
We all love stories of how people are seduced by aviation, but it's just as interesting to know what keeps them out.
Article: Do Something Magical: Learn To Fly
I'm still learning to fly. Even three decades after earning my private pilot certificate at 17, I'm still a student pilot, and I'm okay with it. ...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Ivo Boscarol
Welcome to Slovenia, and let's raise our glasses to setting your goals too high.
Article: Air Race Accidents
The death toll quickly rose to 11, including the pilot with about 70 injured.
Article: Of Knowledge, Experience And Regulations
At the time this was being written, word was circulating within the aviation community that as the result of the Colgan airline crash in 2009, the FAA is probably going to place new experience requirements on airline copilot new hires.
Article: Landing Without Flight Controls
The airplane had been climbing through 8,000 feet out of Baghdad for Bahrain when it was hit in the left wing by a shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missile, fired by a Fedayeen terrorist.
Article: Headsets On Parade
It's ironic that even in a multimillion-dollar aircraft, the ultimate cockpit situational awareness comes through a pair of headsets that can be anything from an $80 pair of eBay budget buys to $1,100 ANR big-namers.
Article: The Lure Of The Backcountry
Hiding far beneath the surface of aviation's well-known conservative demeanor are those who find their flying excitement off the beaten path. ...
Article: Top 20 LSA
The sky isn't falling on the LSA phenomenon, though daily reports of global financial megadoom continue apace.
Article: Dream Machines
Whether you're just one lottery ticket away from your dream machine or you've got cash burning a hole in your pocket, turbine power is the ultimate way to go. ...
Article: January/February 2012 Readback
Remos Aircraft CEO Theo Paeffgen has completed a series of site visits to all North American dealers Remos Focuses On U.S. ...
Article: From The Editor: Something For Everyone
"I fly for food," was Dick Rutan's good-humored and modest response when I thanked him for flying the photo flight.
Article: The Nature Of Clouds
In my part of the sky—at least, the part I watch most often—we don't see many clouds.
Article: Control Vision Anywhere Map Septa
I've been following Control Vision's Anywhere Map line of products for many years now, and the Septa addresses most of the issues with previous models. ...
Article: Let It Roll: Coast-To-Coast
The faster I go, the harder I want to pull back on the yoke. The grey turns into blue, and all I see is sky.
Article: Piston Twins Buyer's Guide 2012
Back in the '70s and '80s, there were nearly two dozen twins on the market.
Article: Piston Singles Buyer’s Guide 2012
Despite what some folks believed was a down economy for piston aircraft, there are still nearly four dozen models on the market, and all 11 manufacturers seem to be standing strong against the recession.
Article: Bahamas 101: Recipe For Paradise
We're skimming low over the Atlantic Ocean, some 80 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale. Below us is a giant marble—brilliant glass with swirls of every shade of blue and green you can imagine, and flattened so it stretches as far as the eye can...
Article: The Dangers Of Noise Fatigue
I was tired. No, beyond tired. I was fairly well-whipped. There are no legal limits imposed on flight hours associated with ferry flying, and stupidly. ...
Article: Instructing The Instructor
When you're a flight instructor, you're a combination shrink, drill sergeant, mother confessor and cheerleader; and, if you're a good instructor, you quickly realize that the act of instructing is teaching you more than you're teaching the student....
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Snowmobile Engine...NOT!
Naw, it's got a snowmobile engine, I'm not flying one of those!" Odds are, if you've hung out a bit with experienced GA pilots, especially those who have plied the skies on personal wings for a while, you've heard that about the Rotax aircraft engine....
Article: Fire In Front
According to a search of NTSB data, in 2010, there were only four general aviation fixed-wing accidents investigated that involved in-flight engine compartment fires. ...
Article: Coast-To-Coast Javelin
Pressurization is something like power windows. Once you've lived with it for a while, you wonder how you ever got along without it.
Article: December 2011 Readback
Hawker Beechcraft is incorporating new interiors in its Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza airplanes. The new interiors improve cabin comfort and functionality, and feature an automatic climate-control system and an LED external lighting package.
Article: Winter Flying Tips
Winter is as inevitable as aging, and for pilots who live in or fly to the northern latitudes, every winter will present significant challenges.
Article: From The Editor: It’s Better In The Bahamas
With 700 islands, turquoise waters, postcard-perfect beaches, and 55 general aviation airports, The Bahamas is undoubtedly a pilot's paradise. Recently, Plane & Pilot joined the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation on a flying trip to three...
Article: Flying Fifi
My most memorable flying experience was on September 20th, 2011, when I got my copilot checkout in Fifi, the only flying Boeing B-29.
