FLYING Staff

Looking an aviation podcasts? Aviation and pilot podcasts include topics like training, GA, military, safety, women, and aviation enthusiasts.

We answer the question, “Can airplanes fly in the rain?” and explain some of the variables that might affect the answer.

Editor’s note: The following article is not intended to be a ranking, but is only to serve as a list of possible options. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. Custom flight crew tags are an important way for pilots, flight attendants, and other crew members to set their bags apart from the rest, […]

No other airplane I’ve flown can do what the SuperSTOL can. STOL, as you know, stands for “short takeoff and landing.” SuperSTOL, then, implies really short takeoffs and landings, made possible by the airplane’s huge 45-degree fowler flaps and self-deploying leading-edge slats, designs borrowed from the Helio Courier bush plane and scaled to fit this diminutive two-seat experimental amateur-built kitplane.

Long range private jets can travel around the world without refueling and provide luxury and comfort for passengers.

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Avionics are an essential part of an aircraft’s cockpit which support navigation, communication, and fuel systems.

Private jet insurance coverage is essential when it comes to limiting your financial risk when the unexpected happens while operating your aircraft.

Landing a tailwheel airplane is really no different than landing a tricycle airplane, until the wheels touch down. That is because the CG in a tailwheel, or conventional gear airplane is aft (or behind) of the main landing gear. That being so, a situation exists where your airplane may make an aggressive turn as you […]

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