Pilot Proficiency

Approach opens a gateway to explore the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Pay particular attention to those strong, gusty winds before attempting a landing at an airport when storms are approaching.

A pilot takes his first trip down the railroad tracks on the famous Fisk VFR arrival at Oshkosh.

You can’t practice ditching a wheeled aircraft, so you must get it right.

A Cessna 140 proved to be a goose among swans in a flock of dedicated STOL.

Tips for when the weather gets warmer, and both pilots and aircraft struggle.

To say times have changed in regard to aircraft maintenance would be an understatement.

What is going to the airplane engine is more like froth than fuel.

Lapsed and noncertificated instructor crashed a Piper in 2022, killing the student aboard.

Many start with a private pilot certificate, then add an instrument rating, but how can you become a true instrument pilot?