Pilot Stories

Sound easy? Give it a try and see if you can figure out what illustrious aviation figure famously said something memorable about flying.

One of the oddest weather phenomena caught in full bloom.

The company that operated the flight of the Sikorsky S76B that crashed in late January killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and seven others is suing air traffic controllers. The suit alleges that controllers’ handling of the flight, specifically turning down the pilot’s request for flight following, caused increased stress and workload, which resulted in the […]

Beech 35 Bonanza Caldwell, New Jersey/Injuries: 4 The pilot reported that the air traffic tower controller had cleared him to land behind another airplane and that he was distracted searching for the airplane ahead and did not extend the landing gear. He eventually visually located the traffic and continued the approach. He did not hear […]

See how fast it all happens and what precision flying it takes. Amazing.

Across 1 Substance used as a drying agent when storing planes 6 Sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions causing violent buffeting of the aircraft, abbr. 8 Prop sound 9 Gauge datum 10 Dornier letters 11 Religious denomination, for short 13 Venturi _____ (plural) 16 _____ yaw: yaw generated when the ailerons are used 18 […]

This week’s Plane & Pilot Photo Of The Week is a devastating one—a satellite image courtesy of NASA that shows great extent of the smoke created by the dozens of active fires burning in the Western United States. The photo shows that smoke reaching at least 500 miles from the California shore. There are literally […]

The big tri-engine Douglas heavy does its thing on the front lines, and there’s real risk involved to everyone on site.

The small plane was videoed flying under the famous span. Now the Michigan State Police want your help to find him while the internet goes off the rails about the whole thing.

The Michigan State Police recently reached out to civilians for help in identifying a plane flying under a bridge. Should pilots help?