Pilot Stories

A Cessna 340 crashed while executing a missed approach in bad weather. There might have been more to the crash than the NTSB discovered.

Flying regional jets for a living won’t make you as poor as it used to

Without pilots, there would be no aviation (as we know it and like it, anyways). But what do you really know about these special aviation creatures? Here are 50 Facts about fly-boys and fly-girls that you probably didn’t know.

What should have been a leisurely demo ride in a perfectly good seaplane somehow went horribly wrong

Researchers are looking toward the animal and plant kingdoms, and coming up with ingenious ways to stop airframe icing

Flying above the big rocks need not be terrifying

The early instructions are clear. Abeam the numbers, reduce power. First flaps. Pitch for speed. When the far numbers are 45 degrees behind your shoulder, turn downwind to base. Pitch for speed. Second flaps. Watch your speed. There are stories about what comes next. Base to final. This is the most beautiful turn in the […]

The actor acted with professionalism when the engine quit

As night falls and the visibility drops, can a home-brewed approach save the day?

Coming to flying later than most opens different doors and different perspectives