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Article: Mustang Mystique

As I lower myself into the rear cockpit, I pinch myself. No, I’m not dreaming. I really am in a WWII P-51D Mustang, about to ride with the Horsemen, the world’s only P-51 aerobatic team, known for their hyperprecise formation aerobatics.

Also labeled: Flight Training, Adventure Flying, Aerobatics, Air Shows, Aviation Personalities, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Shows and Fly-Ins, Warbirds

Article: Monitoring What’s Going On

Individuals who have passed their FAA written exams and practical tests don’t necessarily have the knowledge and skills to become trustworthy pilots. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, Pilot Safety, Pilot Talk, People and Places

Article: Dealing With Convective Weather

Shortly after returning from a recent Grand Caravan delivery from Long Beach, Calif., to Seoul, Korea, I spoke at a LoPresti First Saturday event in Sebastian, Fla. ...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: Stretching Your Wings

One of the most popular phrases in general aviation is “license to learn.”

Also labeled: Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills

Article: The Myth (Almost) Of Tailwinds

It was late March 1994, and I was waiting for wind—again. Mooney Aircraft had loaned me a new TLS in January so I could set several world records flying between Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Fla.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learning Center

Article: Cowboys & Angels

As we approach from the north, over the deep lapis Caribbean Sea that surrounds a crescent shore, Haiti suddenly appears. At 4:53 p.m.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places

Article: Dream Makers: Everyday Pilots Reaching For The Sky

Dreams of flight are special. They beckon you from your earliest memories, and they’re insistent—always calling you to look up at the sky when an airplane passes overhead, or crane your neck at the nearest airport.

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Aviation Careers, Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Proficiency

Article: Nonflying Aerospace Careers

In past years, we’ve called this section “Nonflying Aviation Careers,” recognizing that not everyone interested in aviation wants to be a pilot. ...

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Flying Skills, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places

Article: 24 Hours: Death Valley

Humans need adventure, stories and new experiences. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard friends talk about the millionth approach to the same old runway, but I still listen because I love to fly.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places

Article: Uphill/Downhill Landings

What are the best conditions for landing uphill/downwind or downhill/upwind? It may seem dangerous to land into the wind but downslope on a snowy runway; yet landing upslope with a tailwind seems equally precarious.

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Proficiency, Warbirds

Article: From Tailwheel To Turbine

Bill Stewart, until recently a lapsed pilot, sounds like something between a fighter jock and a kid in a candy store as he recounts his latest aerial exploits on the ramp at Chicago’s Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR).

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Warbirds, Proficiency, Pilot Safety

Article: The Checkride Chronicles

Who’s the judge beside you in the cockpit, deciding whether you’re worthy of receiving aviation’s highest honor (a license to learn)? Hopefully, it’s someone who’ll make your entry into the world of aviation less than turbulent.

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, FAA Regulations, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Proficiency

Article: Ticket To Ride III

Right after soloing in 860LS, the lovely Flight Design CTLS, I feel light as a cloud. In our

Also labeled: Flight Schools, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Journeys, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: Formation Flying! Part II

Formation flying is a dangerous and, for me, compellingly beautiful and engaging experience. Formation flying is a dangerous and, for...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Air Shows, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Proficiency, Safety

Article: WAAS

The benefits of...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, FAA Regulations, Aviation News, Decision Making, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: A New License To Learn

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: Looking For 200 Knots

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Learning Center

Article: The Country Pilot

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Safety, Tailwheels

Article: TransPac Aviation Academy

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center

Article: Weather In The Cockpit

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Decision Making, Flying Skills, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: The Right Way To The Left Seat

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: Controlling Control Pressure

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Safety

Article: Sport Pilot Daze

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Journeys, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, LSAs, People and Places, Sport Pilots

Article: Going The Distance

As pilots,...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Safety

Article: Glass-Cockpit Blackout

The NTSB doesn’t just investigate...

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

Article: True Confessions

If aviation...

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

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision In Winter

It had been a long day. It...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Maintenance, Navigation, Proficiency, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Weather Encounters

There’s never b...

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