FLYING Magazine

When hazy conditions combine with clouds of snow geese, a pilot learns the value of over communicating and ADS-B.

Jerrie Mock’s name should be spoken in the same breath as Charles Lindbergh and other aviation legends. Her circumnavigation remains an enduring achievement.

A pilot lived with hangar worry for years. Then, just when things looked safe, rejection arrived.

A pilot has to decide on the runway not to take off, and reflects on how things differed when he worked for an airline.

Plotting a flight there like they did in the old days requires calculation, a modified sundial, and a sense of adventure. But it can be done.

When it comes to a fire or a potential fire onboard, take the conservative route.

Mountain peaks are magnets for pilots but they harbor dangerous winds.

If one thing’s for sure, a good dog and a good airplane make for a good life.

A faulty glideslope connection fools a pilot into following the instrument’s needle almost into the ground.

One of the unique things about flying for a major airline is that, even at the relatively small bases, you frequently share a cockpit with people you’ve never met before. The level of standardization at modern airlines smooth out the operational aspects of working with strangers, and the fact that airline pilots tend to be […]