Search Results for: Cessna 172

Operating on your own schedule makes time for longer, more rewarding flights.

March 2, 2023, Slaughters, Ky. Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II At 1305 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during an off-field landing following loss of engine power. The solo pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot purchased the airplane in April 2021; it had not flown for 24 years. After an extensive […]

Almost any assessment of the Accident Briefs section of this magazine’s issues reveals that engine failures, followed by the inevitable arrival back to Mother Earth, pose a significant contribution to the accident record and the NTSB’s workload. What happens after the engine fails isn’t the topic of this article, but what causes the failure—and preventing […]

What to expect when you fast-track your flying.

How much of a pilot’s decision making is drawn from irrational factors?

Community Aviation’s “Spring to Proficiency” event was the first off-season course held at the new Pilot Proficiency Center at Wittman Regional Airport.

The situational awareness you are developing as a pilot begins before engine start.

Taxiway homes in this upscale south Florida aero park start at $2 million.

There’s an art to moving airplanes on the ground.

Routinely talking with controllers makes flying safer, more efficient, and less stressful.