Pilot Stories

Your aviation crossword.

The NTSB report of a S 2R Thrush Commander accident in Oregon.

Did the first astronauts really fly planes into space? Kind of.

Cessna U206 Rainy Pass, Alaska Injuries: 1 Fatal The airline transport pilot was flying the airplane to a remote lodge to deliver cargo and return with passengers. The pilot and the chief pilot, who was also following the same route about 16 minutes later, had monitored the weather before and during the flight and recognized […]

Tucking the gear costs weight and money, not to mention the risk of gear-up landings. So why are so many pilots still infatuated with them?

Technically or not, this pilot’s advancement depended on retractable gear and a constant-speed prop. And we’re dependent upon him more than we realize.

Two people died when their planes crashed head-on in Miami, Florida

Float planes, check lists, and gray-haired pilots

One person was seriously injured when a Luscombe 8A Silvaire crashed in Longview, Texas.

More than a decade apart, two pilots, one, an aviation legend and the other a newbie, suffered identical fates when they wandered into severe weather.