Pilot Proficiency

If you’ve always dreamed of becoming a pilot flying with a formation team at the biggest airshow in the world, here is your chance to give it a try. If you plan to attend AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, next week you can get behind the controls of a Yak-52, to fly with the Aerostars aerobatic […]

Soon we launch Flying Magazine’s “51 Heroes of Aviation,” a salute to the greatest, most inspirational and impactful figures in aviation history. “51 Heroes” is the follow on to last year’s hugely popular “Top 100 Airplanes” and this year’s “Top 50 Navigation Innovations”** **— in “Heroes” we recognize not the greatest pilots of all time […]

Flying into new airports VFR can be a challenge, particularly in busy environments. It is likely that the approach and tower controllers will use VFR waypoints that you are not familiar with. But with some research you can prevent having to ask for vectors or specific instructions, which can be frustrating for the controllers and […]

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 lost its nose wheel on landing at New York LaGuardia Airport on Monday, spewing sparks as the jetliner skidded on its nose down the runway and injuring eight on board. The incident led to lengthy flight delays at LaGuardia after something went wrong as Southwest Flight 345 landed in light […]

An excerpt from “One of the Trusted” by Gill Robb Wilson: _You look down at your _ hands on the wheel. They are veined and hard and brown. Tonight you notice they look a little old. _And, by George, they are old. _ But how can this be? _Only yesterday you _ were in flying […]

In our FBO Spotlight series, we’re highlighting FBOs around the country that have received rave reviews from our readers. This latest Spotlight is brought to you by Susan Wellman, who recently flew into Fulton County Airport-Brown Field in Atlanta in a Carbon Cub. Here’s what she had to say about ones of the airport’s FBOs, […]

Every year, intrepid birdmen (and women) launch from the end of a pier at the oceanside resort of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. The official purpose of the International Bognor Birdman competition is to see how far they can glide. The unofficial challenge is to see who makes the leap of faith with the most […]

An Air Force drone crashed on takeoff on Wednesday, exploding in a fireball and forcing the closure of a Florida Panhandle highway. Officials said no one was injured but the road could be closed for up to 24 hours. The Air Force shut down Highway 98 near Tyndall Air Force Base west of Panama City […]

Much has been said and written about the FAA’s plans to overhaul the decades-old regulations governing the certification of Part 23 airplanes. The new regulations, we are told, will cut certification costs in half. These savings will be passed along to consumers – that is, us pilots. Congress likes the idea so much that it […]

Do you consider yourself mentally healthy? At least, for a pilot? The FAA is asking for volunteer GA pilots for confidential testing of cognitive skills during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The purpose is to establish baseline readings of brain-function data among healthy pilots so the agency can evaluate those recovering from brain injuries. The FAA assures […]