Gear

Here’s a rundown of what you need on hand before camping with your airplane.

One of the rules for pilots is that they need to be familiar with all available information prior to a flight (FAR 91.103). The gear you carry in your flight bag should reflect this—prepare for the plan, and plan for the unexpected.

A pilots review

If I’m being honest with myself, at least half of my planned aircraft modifications are wholly unnecessary for the kind of flying I do. From STOL kits to big tires to better propellers, these are all fairly expensive mods, and the money could just as easily be spent on prudent things, like mortgage payments and […]

When I saw the trailer for The Right Stuff in a movie theater, I knew what my plans were for opening night—and, oh did that movie deliver! A World War II ace tasked to pilot the Bell X-1—that orange, bullet-shaped, rocket-powered beast—dropped from the belly of a B-29. He risked it all to break the […]

Traditional timepieces evoke excitement of early airlines and the ‘Jet Age.’

FLYING goes behind the scenes with Mike Goulian’s team and air boss Wayne Boggs at EAA AirVenture 2022.

Finding the best deals on avionics, fuel, gear, and pilot supplies at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, 2022.

There is a new propeller choice for the Piper PA-34-200, also known as the Seneca I. MT Propeller announced Thursday that it received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the three-bladed MTV-12-B-C-F/CF(L)183-59 propeller for the Seneca I powered by Lycoming IO-360 engines. This installation is already certified by the FAA’s European counterpart, the European […]

Certification gives owners the option to replace legacy instruments with glass.