I.L.A.F.F.T

86-year-old recounts near-disastrous experience with weight and balance.

Air Force veteran recounts stressful experiences from close stall calls.

Routine flight turns into an unexpected learning experience.

One of general aviation’s original storytelling audio formats enters its next chapter.

After not being able to get in a word edgewise with ATC, without warning, the right engine quit.

Decision to accept ‘shortcut’ from ATC leads to harrowing experience.

Routine instructional flight turns into a heart-stopping moment when two aircraft unexpectedly meet on a hidden runway.

Instructor recounts a flight where an emergency landing revealed the critical importance of meticulous preflight checks.

Close call shows unpredictable and unforgiving nature of in-flight structural phenomenon.

Imagine the terror of losing control of an airplane moments after takeoff.