Most pilots know what it feels like when an airplane is wing heavy because there’s more fuel on one side than the other …
November 2011
Light-Sport Chronicles: Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Part II
Last month, you met Chris Dillis, who took the “friendly clubhouse” atmosphere common to European VLA (very light aircraft) flying …
A Personal Journey
The green fields, most looking as if you could land a 747 on them, stretched off into the distance, where …
Choice Aftermarket Stops for Turboprops
American Aviation Inc. American Aviation at Coeur d’Alene Airport in Idaho offers modifications for Beechcraft King Airs, Piper Cheyennes …
100 Years Of Naval Aviation
He did so in a 60 hp Curtiss Model D, which was constructed from spruce, bamboo and doped linen, and …
Hope Springs Eternal
Among pilots, hope isn’t the only thing that springs eternal; it’s the next plane …
From The Editor: Maverick Has the Ball
To commemorate the centennial of naval aviation, Plane & Pilot Publisher Mike McMann and I journeyed to Naval Air Station Lemoore …
November 2011 Readback
SportairUSA, a U.S. marketer and distributor of light-sport aircraft, announced price reductions in the entire Zlin Savage line …
Upgrading Your Instrument Panel
The majority of airplanes in the general- aviation fleet were built before glass panels and digital displays became standard equipment …
Heavenly Dawn Patrol
The expansive gray concrete of Oshkosh’s runway 27 drops away …
The Thrill Of Solo
I’d like to say I remember my first solo experience as if it happened only yesterday, but in truth …