Flying Staff

Every pilot who stays reasonably up to date with the march of aviation technology knows that today even pilots of piston singles and light twins can get aviation weather in the cockpit. For those pilots who fly their airplanes for transportation, this is nothing short of a safety revolution. Instead of guessing and hoping and […]

With Diamond expecting to fly its D-Jet soon, and the people at Cirrus talking about building a jet, is a true personal jet about to emerge? With so much industry attention focused on the several very light jets that are in various stages of development, the concept of a truly personal jet designed for the […]

LAST DECEMBER, EADS SOCATA ANNOUNCED THE TBM 850, an upgraded version of its single-engine turboprop TBM 700. After some 15 years of production, three different models and more than 300 airplanes, the 700 has been replaced on the production line by the TBM 850. Featuring a 1,825-shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66D turboprop engine flat rated […]

Each month, Flying answers questions about the new Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule with assistance from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the authority on the opportunities available within the category commonly known as “Sport Pilot”. I have great interest in flying as a sport pilot someday, since there will come a time when the flying […]

It’s been raining an awful lot in Europe this summer. This point is relevant because it means the Danube River is six feet higher than normal, leaving only 27 feet between the water and the bottom of Budapest’s famous Chain Bridge. This is an important dimension,because all 10 pilots competing in the Red Bull Air […]

Private Pilot Tom Irvin of Franklin, Tennessee, is the winner of the Bose Aviation Headset X in our giveaway. Congrats, Tom!

“What’s the deal on this next strip?” I look at the marked page in my “Fly Idaho” backcountry flight guide. “Orogrande,” I answer. “Elevation 4405. Runway is either one or one-nine, 2900 feet long. Notes say ‘New tree growth on sides of runway limit usable width to 50 feet.’” I glance out the window at […]

My cockpit is full of switches that can get me into trouble. For example, if I activate the fuel crossfeed switch without monitoring fuel levels, I can cause a lateral imbalance. If I forget to engage the LNAV after selecting a direct intercept to a waypoint, the airplane will navigate itself off course. But nothing […]

You can’t go to a party in Florida where I live and escape a conversation about real estate or hurricanes. There’s no doubt that the state is still adding to its population base and the interaction between the growth, the weather and the price of real estate makes for an underlying hum of concern. One […]