Search Results for: Cessna 172

The ongoing pilot shortage, which has been decades in the making, has recently delivered satisfying scenes of deferred comeuppance, according to a professional pilot.

If an engine upgrade is out of the question, a seaplane prop can be a cost-effective way to achieve more power on takeoff and climb.

The decision-making process for the layperson who is deciding whether to fly with a friend is a complicated one that reveals a lot about the individual.

A pilot en route to a pilot proficiency check finds that the excuse to fly a long distance provides unanticipated returns.

A pilot had dreams of buying a Cessna 195. That is, until he laid eyes on a blue and green 1946 Stinson 108.

January 23, 2023, Provo, Utah Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 At about 1135 Mountain time, the airplane was substantially damaged during an attempted takeoff. The pilot sustained fatal injuries, two passengers were seriously injured and one passenger sustained minor injuries. Instrument conditions prevailed. A witness reported the accident airplane was hangared until 1055, when it was […]

As a little boy, I always wanted to fly. I didn’t understand what it meant to be a pilot, just that to me, to be in the air was to be free. I grew up during the end of the Cold War, in the shadow of nuclear war with the USSR. I lived under the […]

A recently retired engineer from a legendary OEM transitions to the experimental space.

The event in Jennings, Louisiana, added a Rookie Class for newcomers and an Unlimited Class for best-performing STOL aircraft.

A Cessna 150 helps a pilot get his certificate – and then heads for STOL drag.