Pilot Stories

A downwind landing is seldom a good idea. An inexperienced seaplane pilot attempting one with huge logs floating across the landing path is a really bad one.

Most modern avionics have at least some kind of data recording capability. If you damage an airplane, investigators could use it to track you down.

This “After the Accident” article explores CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain).

Santa Barbara to Sydney sounds like a long trip. You have no idea.

Learn all about the history of bombers with these facts.

After nearly 80 years, the Flying Fortress still has tales to tell.

A 2,000-mile side trip seemed like a good idea at the time.

Faced with a tough judgement call, a new Private Pilot found himself in a tight spot.

Pilots can learn important lessons from a recent accident that claimed the lives of several “Instagram stars.”

All seemed fine with the Cheyenne II on a medical transportation flight…until it wasn’t.