In our current era of financial belt-tightening, efficiency counts for a lot. Vero Beach and Wichita are really getting it right with their newest …
January/February 2009
Headset How-To
Ask any two pilots what the best headset is and you’ll get two distinct answers, each with solid claims …
Choosing Your Handheld
Pilots today are increasingly dependent on electronic navigation and communication equipment: GPS for navigation, satellite radio for weather avoidance and …
Plane Living
What’s an aircraft owner’s definition of a âhousing crisisâ? Owning a home that’s too far from the …
Parachute Jump Operations
This past September, the NTSB completed a special investigation on accidents involving aircraft used in parachute jumping …
2008 Reno Air Races
In 2001, âthe year that never was,â I was part of the initial attempt to race jet airplanes in the …
From The Editor: Milestones & New Beginnings
You may have noticed something physically and visually different about this issue! Starting this year, Plane & Pilot will feature higher …
January/February 2009 NOTAMS
From free training to discounts and rebates, this is the place to find great promotional deals from the aviation industry …
Johnson Creek: Backcountry Fly-In Mecca
Johnson Creek is a remote backcountry airstrip in the mountains of central Idaho …
Entering A New Era
finfIt was one of those cool fall mornings with low, scudding clouds. The kind where you keep blowing on cold …
Renewal By Airplane
In most recognizable respects, the trip was hardly unusual. It was just an easy 280 nm hop from Long Beach …