CATEGORIES
Rising from Viral Ashes
First flights after quarantine are singularly rewarding.
The Riddle of Takeoff Distance
Sometimes you just have to hope for the best.
We Fly: Van's Aircraft RV-14A
FULL PERFORMANCE BUILDING AND FLYING VAN’S AIRCRAFT’S BROADEST EXPRESSION
Seven Habits for IFR Approaches
There’s more to an effective approach than keeping the needles crossed.
Regulation or Inspiration?
More training could improve the accident rate. But must it be mandated?
Not Your Father's Simulator
Virtual Fly North America disrupts simulator design.
Maniacal Mnemonics
Learning the pilot’s favorite crutch
Airport at the End of the World
Hurricane Hunting in a Piper Warrior
Hot Stove
How close do you need to get?
A WEATHER SHOOT OUT ADS-B vs. SIRIUSXM
A retired airline pilot’s perspective
Sunday Service
Flying through the quarantine
Wake-Up Call
I learned about instructing from this.
Uncertainty
Clarity in communication—more than just a good radio
LIFE IN THE AIR
Notes from a Newly Minted Guppy Puppy Thoughts on Boeing’s ubiquitous 737
Script for Life
How scripts guide collaboration in aviation too
CESSNA 162 SKYCATCHER
LIVELY PERFORMANCE—WHEN YOU KNOW ITS LIMITATIONS
INNOVATION
With a larger engine inlet than its predecessor, the E1000’s Pratt & Whitney PT6 breathes easier.
Essential
The continuing evolution of airplane and pilot
An Empty Sky
The silence is sobering.
A TASTE OF TAILDRAGGERS
Will flying with a tailwheel make you a better pilot?
ICING OUT OF OPTIONS
IS WHAT LIES AHEAD WORSE THAN WHAT LIES BENEATH?
PATHWAYS to the AIRWAYS
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR THOSE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING A PILOT
LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
SAME PLANET, DIFFERENT WORLD
FIRST FLIGHT
THE MEMORY—DECADES OLD—CANNOT BE ERASED
HOW DOES AN AIRPLANE GLIDE?
OR, IF IT’S IN A NEWSPAPER HEADLINE, PLUNGE?
EMBRAER PHENOM 300E
A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN BOSSA NOVA STYLE
GIVING IT UP…AGAIN
WHEN AN AGING PILOT SHOULD CALL IT QUITS
THREAT-AND-ERROR MANAGEMENT
AVOIDING THE CORONAVIRUS AND A GOPHER TURTLE
DOWN TO EMPTY
ANOTHER ONE FOR THE BOOKS
BRANSON RNAV (GPS) RWY 32
Until the recent slowdown in travel because of the COVID-19 virus, Branson, Missouri, was a top destination in the Ozarks for families with kids, boasting a host of live shows, restaurants, golf courses, museums, hiking trails and much more. While everyone hopes the lull in flying to getaways such as Branson will be short, the current downtime offers pilots a perfect opportunity to tune up their IFR chart-reading skills.