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Article: Flying the G1000 IFR Like the Pros!

Flying the...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Columns, Glass Cockpits, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Getting Out Alive

Few topics in aviation are as popular as...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Do You Have An Accident Personality?

Are you a pilot who...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Redressing A Skylane: Project 182, Part II

Someone in the aircraft...

Also labeled: Avionics, Glass Cockpits, Modifications, Pilot Gear, Piston Singles

Article: Human Factors In Light Jet Aircraft

The schedule was tight. Following a day on the slopes and an evening watching the Super Bowl,...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Pilot Skills, Safety, VLJs

Article: The Day Of The Personal Jet

It’s a new world. VLJs and p...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, New Aircraft, Ownership, VLJs

Article: Avoiding CFIT Incidents

The NTSB began 2008 by issuing a Safety Alert aimed at...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, LSAs, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Aspen Evolution EFD1000 Pilot/Pro PFD

Owners and pilots of...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Glass Cockpits, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Wingipedia, Part II

Last month, we brought you the first...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Understanding RPM

It was just after 6 p.m. when I turned...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Maintenance, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: Pilot Careers 2008

Opportunities for professional pilots are...

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: LSA Safety

We seem to be at the dawn of a new era of hope for general...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, LSAs, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Safety—A Tough Sell

Woody was one of those pilots we all thought...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Lightspeed Zulu

I first learned about the Lightspeed Zulu from a...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Headsets, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: The Ugly Side Of Spring

Whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his own shadow or...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: Airplanes, Cars—What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between...

Also labeled: Engine Modifications, Maintenance, Safety

Article: Project 182, Part I

Here at Plane & Pilot, we seem to enjoy...

Also labeled: Avionics, Glass Cockpits, Modifications, Pilot Gear, Piston Singles

Article: Partnership Aircraft

Would an aircraft partnership save you money or allow you to fly a bigger and better airplane for less than...

Also labeled: Buying A Plane, Finance, Ownership

Article: $500 Per Month?

I’ve always believed that everyone can own an airplane. Indeed, I’ve noticed that many of the people who are now jetting around in Gulfstreams or Challengers got started in Champs, Cubs, Stinsons, Cessna 150s, Cherokee 140s or similar entry-level...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buying A Plane, Finance, Ownership

Article: Fathers, Sons And Flying

For me, it all began a few thousand feet over some Michigan farmland about 40 years ago. We were somewhere between Detroit and Alpena when my father gave me a heading, told me to keep it straight and level, and then let me grab the yoke. I’ll never...

Also labeled: Columns, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: Passion Breeds Success

Yesterday, as we were taxiing back for yet...

Also labeled: Columns, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: Knowing The NOTAMs

Accident investigators sometimes discover that pilots don’t have...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Why Learn To Fly?

Pete runs a dental practice and learned to fly so he...

Also labeled: Columns, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: Flight Guide Online

Flight Guide Online, by Airguide...

Also labeled: Avionics, Buyer's Guide, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Time To Get Typed

A few months ago, a friend who’s getting a Citation Mustang called and asked if I’d be...

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Flying Skills, Jets, Learn To Fly, Pilot Skills

Article: Home Sims Fly To New Levels

The world of flight simulation has...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Skills, Pilot Supplies

Article: Wingipedia

The computer generation has come to depend on...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Flight Hazards, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Learn To Fly: March 2008

To learn to fly is to step off the...

Also labeled: Pilot Skills, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Getting Your License

Article: Take A Good Look

Back when I was a student pilot, I developed a habit during the preflight inspection of stepping back and pausing to get an overall visual impression of the control surfaces on the airplane. It started after I had noticed that one of the ailerons on a...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Flight Hazards, NTSB Reports, Safety

Article: Faces Behind The Microphone

Pilots and air traffic controllers share a unique...

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