Video: Paraglider Gets Visit from Large Vulture
If paragliding doesn’t look beautiful and peaceful enough all on its own, this video shows a paraglider pilot getting …
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Prime Theory Emerges in Nepal ATR Crash
One of the more mysterious airliner crashes in recent years might have been caused by a simple, deadly mistake. In …
Young Pilot Force-Lands Small Plane on Snow-Covered Cliffside
Losing engine power in a small, single-engine airplane immediately exposes the flight to additional risk, but in some circumstances …
Deadstick Landing Video Causes Firestorm of Opinion
A video making the rounds right now shows a small Cessna training plane—a 152, we think—on short final …
Blackhawk Sells Majority Share to Growing Aircraft Upgrade Firm
Blackhawk Aerospace announced this week that it had sold its majority interest to New State Aviation Holdings and will join …
Why Aren’t There More Women Airline Pilots?
Following a year of restricted travel and missed opportunities, I didn’t get the chance to meet Women in Aviation …
Why the Southwest Holiday Meltdown Blowback is Coming
Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) holiday system-wide meltdown was by all accounts the single biggest disruption in the history of American …
Your Flying World 2022 Photo Contest Ending Soon!
One of the coolest photo contests in all of aviation is Plane & Pilot’s Your Flying World Photo Contest …
Aviation Legend Joe Kittinger Flies West
Colonel Joe Kittinger died this weekend at the age of 94. While he is best known for his involvement with …
America’s Most Unusual Airports
When one is first learning to fly, an important milestone is that first landing… at a different airport! It’s …
