Pilot Reports

The need for speed is hard wired into humans, it seems. Even those of us who enjoy flying slow also love the idea of eating up the miles in some fast cruiser. A flight that turns a three-hour driving ordeal into a 25-minute aerial jaunt becomes a bragging right for any pilot. Other than the pure […]

Had not both shows been cancelled or postponed, I would be gearing up for Sun ‘n Fun and Aero Friedrichshafen. The important spring events were due to start in less than a week. Now, Aero is put off until 2021 and Sun ‘n Fun is about three weeks away from a Lakeland city-imposed final decision […]

When Isabel Goyer of Plane & Pilot asked me if I could write a “Patey Twins” flight review of a new NX Cub from CubCrafters, I jumped. And by jumped, I mean I was excited but thought about it every day, like a high school student procrastinating on my report. This time to process really […]

With brilliant tech and stunning performance, the NX Cub seems to have it all. But does it have one thing too many for some backcountry pilots?

The model features not only Garmin Autonomi but also a host of other upgrades.

Equipped with the Garmin Autonomi System, this PA-46 will do what no plane before it has done, and aviation will never be the same.

Saturday was the final day of the last airshow of 2019. DeLand Showcase 2019 suffered its chilliest weather of the four years it has been operating. Nonetheless, my unscientific survey of airshow vendors jibed with numerous comments from individual pilots: despite the less-than-ideal weather this year, sales of aircraft and other aviation gear proceeded. These […]

Closes Kerrville Plant, furloughs hundreds of employees

The certification of the fast and pretty pressurized turboprop single immediately changes the marketplace.

It was déjà vu for this year’s big winners and a sneak peek at what could be a big year to come.