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Pilot Stories

Enjoy pilot stories? Our Pilot Talk section is full of informative and entertaining flying tales from accomplished pilot authors.

August 22, 2018

New Pilot, Tough Call

Faced with a tough judgement call, a new Private Pilot found himself in a tight spot.
Lessons Learned

Faced with a tough judgement call, a new Private Pilot found himself in a tight spot.

August 22, 2018

A Fiery Accident In Arizona and Known Risk Factors

Pilots can learn important lessons from a recent accident that claimed the lives of several "Instagram stars."
Comanche 260

Pilots can learn important lessons from a recent accident that claimed the lives of several “Instagram stars.”

August 15, 2018

Nightmare Fire In An Air Ambulance

All seemed fine with the Cheyenne II on a medical transportation flight...until it wasn't.

All seemed fine with the the Cheyenne II on a medical transportation flight…until it wasn’t.

August 14, 2018

September 2018 Crossword Key

The answer key to the crossword puzzle in the September 2018 issue of Plane & Pilot.

The answer key to the crossword puzzle in the September 2018 issue of Plane & Pilot.

August 6, 2018

Navigating Wind and Jet Streams in the Air

The wind can blow from any direction, and sometimes it just blows.

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and more! Back in the early ‘90s, shortly after Mooney introduced the world-beater, 270 hp, M20M Bravo, I came up with a story idea I was positive couldn’t miss. The Bravo was an outstanding design, but it was basically a more »

August 1, 2018

Who Was the First Supersonic Pilot?

Who was the first to bust the so-called sound barrier? It’s not an easy question to answer.
Bell-X-1

Subscribe today to Plane & Pilot magazine for industry news, reviews and much more delivered straight to you!  The Mystery? Was Chuck Yeager the first to break the so-called “sound barrier?” Or did someone, or multiple people, beat him to the sonic boom? Well, this one isn’t so much a mystery as a debate. The Backstory more »

July 17, 2018

Plane Facts: The ’70s

Cool and interesting facts about planes, aviation, and life in the 1970s.

Cool and interesting facts about planes, aviation, and life in the 1970s.

July 17, 2018

Flying The F-15 Eagle

Getting the hot seat in a front line fighter
F-15 Eagle

Getting the hot seat in a front line fighter.

July 12, 2018

The Evolution Of Aviation Fashion

There's more than one kind of runway when it comes to high style.
Patty Wagstaff

There’s more than one kind of runway when it comes to high style.

July 5, 2018

Flying in Hell: Providing Air Support Following The Deepwater Horizon Explosion

A Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout led to a massive air response. The flying was harrowing.

Subscribe today to Plane & Pilot magazine for industry news, reviews and much more! The water below was on fire. Thick billowing clouds of black smoke rose up from the surface, blocking the sun. Our aircraft was in a left bank, directing surface units 1,500 feet below, the aircraft buffeted with turbulence as we dodged fiery more »

June 26, 2018

Crew Members Need To Speak Up In The Cockpit

The most useless warning is one that never gets made.

The most useless warning is one that never gets made.

June 20, 2018

Inexperienced Pilots Experience Sheer Horror During Flight

Inexperence, inadequate planning and some bad luck lead to near disaster.

Subscribe today to Plane & Pilot magazine for industry news, reviews and much more delivered straight to you! Most of us are familiar with that bromide about life in the cockpit: “Hours of sheer boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer horror.” Like many declamations about flying, that’s quite an exaggeration. Most pilots I know, myself included, more »

June 19, 2018

Good Decision-Making Is A Must For Pilots

You’re a great pilot. Your decision-making is terrible.

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and more! “Rules are made for people who aren’t willing to make up their own.”—Chuck Yeager  You’re a good stick. But your decision-making sucks. That’s what the instructor is likely thinking during your flight review. He’s probably not as worried more »

June 18, 2018

Plane on Fire On The Runway

What happens when disaster strikes and the response is… let’s just say, less than stellar?

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and more! Aviation may have come close to having a disaster on October 26, 2016, when an American Airlines Boeing 767-323 experienced an uncontained engine failure and fire during its takeoff roll at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. There were 170 more »

June 13, 2018

Looking For Other Planes And Avoiding Mid-Air Collisions

Mid-air collisions are rare and becoming more so with electronic TCAS systems, but every pilot should know how to look for other traffic

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and more! It happened 20 years ago on one of those chamber of commerce New Year’s mornings in Southern California, the kind that everyone watching the Rose Parade back East likes to hate us for. Visibility was probably 60 miles, more »

June 7, 2018

IFR Approaches To Minimums

The purpose of IFR is to land where no VFR pilot can. Surprisingly, it's a rare opportunity.

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter! Some bucket list items are ones you check off intentionally. You go to Jack Brown’s to get your seaplane rating. You get with a local tailwheel guru to get that endorsement in your logbook. You head off to a sim center to get your more »

June 4, 2018

Mysteries of Flight: The Downwind Turn

The downwind turn, myth or truth?

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and more! The Theory The purported hazard of the downwind turn is one of the most controversial topics in all of aviation. Despite it being widely debated for many decades, it maintains a hold on the popular pilot imagination because more »

May 31, 2018

Plane Facts: Oldest

Cool and interesting facts about old planes, airports, and more.

Are you an aviation enthusiast or pilot? Sign up for our newsletter, full of tips, reviews and much more! Oldest flyable aircraft: Two Blériot XIs Year built: 1909 Located at: The Shuttleworth Collection (UK) and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (U.S.) Oldest person to get a pilot’s license: Lt. Col. (ret.) James Collins Warren Age at which more »

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