FLYING Staff

Get a closer look at the Quest Kodiak, an airplane that is making a name for itself in the backcountry.

As pilots (sailplane fliers aside), we all need our engines. While they’re a source of worry (we do need them to keep running), pain (overhauling one is not for the faint of heart or checkbook) and frustration (who doesn’t have a bad hot-start story?), we still love our engines. Even for non-pilots, they’re fascinating. Watching […]

Flying Magazine Editor-in-Chief Robert Goyer has been named Editor of the Year by parent company Bonnier Corp., a publisher of nearly 40 consumer magazines in the United States. Judges singled out Goyer for “significantly advancing the way Flying leverages content to increase audience size and engagement on the brand’s website, social media, eNews and tablet […]

Photo by Jim Raeder| The used airplane picture has gone through some big changes in recent years, and none have been more dramatic than those that have occurred in the market for piston airplanes, which are still selling for far less than they did before the downturn of 2008. While certain brands and models of […]

Since shortly after World War I, civilian pilots have longed to recreate the exploits of famous aviators. Heroes and villains of the Great War, from the Red Baron to Eddie Rickenbacker, inspired people to fly and, in some cases, to fly like fighter pilots in military-inspired racing planes. But it was in the three decades […]

A look back at our 10 most popular Flying blog posts of the year.

Every year, the editors at Flying get together to select a small group of new products that have had an impact on the world of aviation during the previous calendar year. The airplanes that made the cut this time around were unusual choices for us. One of them, the Citation M2, recently received certification. Cessna […]

Aviation headsets have come a long way since the early days, when aviators were forced to suffer hearing loss as they accrued hours upon hours in the cockpit amid the continuous thrum of roaring engines. Any new headset you buy today will likely provide decent noise cancellation, new levels of comfort and, in many cases, […]

Spoiler alert: The following story reveals one of the top ten airplanes in our Top 100 Airplanes: Platinum Edition list. As the kids sing on Sesame Street, “One of these things is not like the others,” a number of readers have been taken aback by the inclusion of an odd bird in Flying Magazine’s Top […]

When it comes to the holidays, coming up with good gift ideas can be a major challenge. But when it comes to finding something for your gadget-hungry pilot friends, the options are limitless. We’ve compiled a list of items — small to large, inexpensive to luxurious — that are sure to put a smile on […]