Pilot Stories

Piper PA-28 Gaithersburg, Maryland/Injuries: 1 The pilot of the Piper reported that, after landing and while taxiing back to his parking spot, he saw a Cessna holding short at the intersection to the same taxiway. He did not see the Cessna move, so he continued to taxi but then felt a “strong impact” as his […]

Our Friday The 13th Photo Of The Week is spookily cool! The shot of the tower at Indianapolis International is haunted by a giant full Moon.

GA pilots needed for an online FAA study on speech recognition systems and PIREPs (led by Florida Institute of Technology and Purdue University)

The Grumman twin in flight with perfect light.

The ’€œDreamer’€ kit is aiming to be’€¦some things to some pilots.

GLASAIR 1 Greenville, Texas/Injuries: 1 Minor The flight was the pilot’s initial flight in the airplane make and model. The pilot reported that, during the landing, he had no forward visibility. About 10 ft above the runway, he was unable to arrest the descent rate even with the control stick full aft. The airplane touched […]

There are countless reasons why a plane might never make it to the finish line. In some cases, that’s a real shame.

This scary close call between a plane and a car is unnerving. Why is the plane flying so low? It looks to pass by no more than a foot above the vehicle’s rooftop.  Check it out the video—there are two real time views and then a slo-mo look at it. Then read more below.  The […]

The cargo-converted Convair twin showed signs of a problem before both engines quit. The NTSB wanted to know why the captain, who perished, continued the flight.

Politics is dominating the national conversation right now. How has it affected your flying?