He did not have a lot of experience in the make and model airplane, so he hired the accident pilot to conduct the first ...

Find the perfect gift for Father’s Day with this guide full of gifts for pilots. [Credit: CanvaPro] Father’s Day is quickly ...

The Lakeland Aero Club was founded in 2011 by aviation philanthropist James C. Ray. What initially began as an after-school ...

The team here at Plane & Pilot couldn’t be busier. With warm, summer flying upon us, that’s how it should be, right? In the last month, I’ve added four new airplanes to my logbook, and I don’t say ...

At today’s fuel prices, you’d need to be in a real hurry for that to make sense, so the better alternative is to climb higher into thinner air. With so much horsepower on tap, the Ovation 3 likes to ...

A screenshot from the trailer for Lydia Litvyak. A screenshot from the trailer for Litvyak. Before you get too excited, as we did, we want to say that we’re not sure where or when this film will be ...

It was a quiet afternoon at the Triangle Airpark (AZ50) in White Hills, Arizona. Picture a completely clear sapphire sky above dusty brown mountains, a dry 70 degrees in what passes for winter along ...

Despite some rainy weather, the 50th annual Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, did not disappoint, with its multitude of displays, interactive experiences, and flying exhibitions.

The purpose of the flight was to conduct an aerial survey. Just after departing from Runway 5, the pilot announced on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency that the engine was running rough ...

Every now and again, the concept of “energy management” comes up. But is that something a pilot would actually think about in flight? Does this concept allow the pilot to fly more precisely or more ...

Just as I’m about to squeeze the trigger, the airplane ahead jinks into a tight, descending right turn, wings nearly perpendicular to the ground, pulling hard. I’m caught a little off guard and wrap ...

The pilot took his first lesson one month before the accident. Flying several times a week, he’d accumulated 44 hours of experience, about seven of those solo. On May 25, 2021, he planned a multistop, ...