Pilot Stories

Unlike baseball, flying is not a game of inches. But it is a game of numbers, some of which matter ultimately.

How sharing real-world experiences in the cockpit can engage student pilots

After decades of thinking about flight, in late June 2003, I finally took my first lesson. It was a great move that has gone on to take my family and me to places I expected and places I never dreamed of. The timing, though, could hardly have turned out worse. My career, which had always […]

Cessna 180 Skywagon 1 Fatal The private pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight in instrument meteorological conditions. The airplane wasn’t certificated for flight into icing. A review of radar data and radio communications recordings revealed that, after an air traffic controller issued the pilot a descent from 10,000 to 8,000 ft. msl, the pilot […]

What it means to me, and to all pilots

Reports from the NTSB

It’s a slightly esoteric joy, but flying at night can be strangely satisfying.

Already being tested in F-16s with application for GA aircraft, a new ground collision avoidance system may help pilots avert a date with dirt

The role of technology in helping pilots negotiate nonvirtual realities

Learning how to live life in and out of the cockpit