Cayla McLeod, Author at Plane + Pilot

Cayla McLeod is an instrument-rated pilot with a love for all things tailwheel and grass strips. She has been actively involved in general aviation for the last decade, and can’t imagine life without flying and the people that go with it.

Cayla McLeod Monday, June 1, 2026

Heading West: Your Invitation to the Backcountry

Plane + Pilot editor in chief trades Texas skies for life-changing Idaho flying adventures.

Wittekiend enjoys every aspect of general aviation, from backcountry floatplane flying to advanced IFR instruction in the Beechcraft Bonanza. [Credit: Ken Wittekiend]

Cayla McLeod Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Have You Tuned Into the Plane + Pilot Podcast Yet?

Episode featuring legendary aviation educator Ken Wittekiend is one you won’t want to miss.

Plane + Pilot editor-in-chief Cayla McLeod has a sit-down interview with former AOPA president and CEO Darren Pleasance in Valdez, Alaska. [Credit: Cayla McLeod]

Cayla McLeod Monday, May 11, 2026

Pleasance’s Commitment: Supporting GA and AOPA’s Future

Former CEO encourages members to enact change.

Cayla McLeod Monday, May 11, 2026

Where’s Cayla? The Valdez Adventure

Drive through the Alaska landscape to the legendary STOL competition proves to be stunningly beautiful.

Taking a coffee break at the WACO factory and flying a Husky.

Cayla McLeod Friday, May 8, 2026

Flying the Great Lakes: A Pilot’s Midwest Rediscovery

Editor-In-chief Cayla McLeod explores the rich aviation culture of Michigan and Wisconsin from the cockpit of an Aviat Husky A-1C.

Cayla McLeod Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Last-Minute Alaskan Adventure

Plane + Pilot issue about ‘Last Frontier’ aviation gems is officially in the works.

Aviation YouTuber Trent Palmer’s Legend Nomad was built in northeast Texas by the American Legend Aircraft Co. [Credit: Hunter Minke]

Cayla McLeod Thursday, April 30, 2026

Legend Nomad Review: Flying the 160 Horsepower ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon’

With a 6-second takeoff and a 1,500 fpm climb, the Rotax-powered Legend Nomad is redefining modern Cub aircraft.

Fulcher Field, a gravel strip in Terlingua, is visible below the Luscombe’s right wing. [Credit: Hannah Gentiles]

Cayla McLeod Thursday, April 16, 2026

Flying Big Bend: A Pilot’s Guide to Lajitas, Terlingua, and Beyond

Explore the rugged beauty of West Texas, from the “international” ramp at T89 to the historic gravel of Fulcher Field.

Cayla McLeod Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The True Spirit of Flight

Reflections from 7,800 feet on the aviation community, empathy, and the road to Sun ’n Fun.

Cayla McLeod Friday, April 10, 2026

Photos of the Week: April 6-10

Aviat Husky A-1C proves to be a Wisconsin workhorse on our content mission for the May/June issue of Plane + Pilot.

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