Search Results for: Cessna 172

Does it have to be in a complex or technically advanced aircraft all the way?

(Editor’s Note: This is the second contribution to a multi-part series on going beyond the standard preflight weather briefing to find the details underlying what our EFBs tell us. Look for subsequent installments in future issues.) The forecast for Monterey, California (KMRY), advertised clear weather for the whole day. This didn’t make any sense, because […]

Back in 2018, the FAA expanded our ability to use training devices to maintain instrument currency. Incomprehensible distinctions between aircraft and various types of simulators were removed. Rated pilots may log currency tasks without an instructor. An increased market for training devices and their increased use—often by pilots who logged little or no device time […]

The company flew its continuous autopilot system aboard a modified Cessna 208 Caravan, including in simulated Class B airspace.

A private pilot introduces his virtual world and the benefits of flight simulation.

When pilots start searching for extra performance, this turboprop single could be the next stop.

Many owners select tail numbers with personal meaning, and some are assigned to the aircraft types they display.

A Michigan couple who recently bought and relocated to a North Carolina airport are hoping to expand operations.

I guess I first learned about formation flying when my flight instructor, Larry Whitesell, told a story involving—he thought—his buddy, Vince Wynn, who instructed for a school up the road, Cardinal Flight Training. When they’d spy each other in the practice area, they’d often join up for some formation flying. On this occasion, according to […]

You may feel better on the medication, but you’ll fly worse.