Pilot Stories

EAA has found ways to help pilots get even more from what many think is the coolest quarter-acre at OSH.

Learning to ’€˜fly’ required imagination’€”and a very special piece of playground equipment.

Understanding the hazards associated with transporting other human beings can help you make smart choices.

The best fly-in in the world marks a major milestone with a special event filled with remarkable attractions.

The FAA’s medical standards denied a bright flying future to one young would-be pilot, and it’s aviation’s loss.

What really happened to the Boeing 777 that changed course and disappeared with 239 souls aboard?

In everyday life we often think of the term “surveillance” as being a bad thing. They’re keeping on eye on us to give us a speeding ticket, and in some places, they might be watching us clandestinely for even more ominous reasons.  In aviation, surveillance methods are decidedly less sinister. Early on, surveillance was a […]

Inadequately prepared and briefed for the approach, the crew of a Learjet 35A crashed on approach to Teterboro.

GPS wasn’t the first long-range nav. It is the best, though.

Across     1  The Navy’s spectacular demonstration team, 2 words     6  State where much of the transport is by light aircraft     8  ADF’s counterpart     9  Nurses, abbr.   11  ____ K-Max helicopter   13  Initial setting on some gauges   14  NDB’s counterpart   16  Its cowl flaps give it away   […]