Pilots

After a long hiatus, a cross-country trip reawakens a pilot’s skills, flight planning techniques, and her love of flight.

Finding a partner during flight training can help improve your performance as a pilot, making good use of the way humans learn from each other using mirror neurons and other elements of learning.

If the logical choice robs you of the experiences you want to have, is it really the best choice?

On December 20, 1941, an all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in their first air combat mission to protect China.  By day’s end, the American Volunteer Group (AVG)—better known as the “Flying Tigers”—would go on to down nine out of 10 Japanese bombers in the first of many air battles in […]

Pre-pandemic, the commercial pilot shortage was top of mind for just about anyone in the aviation community. Then, COVID-19 ravaged the globe, airline travel took a massive hit, and in survival mode airlines began shedding pilots through furloughs and early retirement packages.  Fast-forward to today, and airline travel is back in a big way, even […]

Sam Weigel gives reviews a headset that a lot of recreational and professional pilots use regularly. But is it right for you?

The event was held in response to the death of a UND aviation student in October.

Stratolaunch’s chief pilot reveals Roc ’s fascinating flight dynamics and what’s next for the historic, twin-fuselage jet.

Fly along with Margrit Waltz and FLYING editor-in-chief Julie Boatman on a transatlantic crossing.

During a ferry flight across the Atlantic, a pilot needs to optimize aircraft performance to make each leg as efficient—and safe—as it can be.