Pilot Stories

Vans RV-12 Niceville, Florida/Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious The owner of the airplane, who was a flight instructor, completed a 100-hour inspection on the light sport airplane before another flight instructor departed in the airplane on an instructional flight. That instructor reported that, during takeoff, the engine was not producing full power and experienced a […]

The progress of technology, materials and propulsion is only a small part of how over three decades Cessna evolved the concept of the small single-engine plane into a lineup of a dozen all-time classics.

This sheet-metal mash-up of a plane and a car isn’t sheet metal at all!

Pilots all over the world are comparing actual shots of the world with MS FS 2020 screen caps. This one is amazing.

Once again, we had too many great videos to share, including this one a nice landing with a Flight Sim 2020 spin on what’s possible.

First, he’s okay! Second, you will NOT believe that he’s okay after watching it. Warning! This will freak you out.

One of our Top Ten Planes of All Time has a scary complicated cockpit!

Kiwi pilot extraordinaire Deane Philip shows how it’s done.

Piper PA28 Cherokee Foley, Alabama/Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious The flight instructor and student pilot were conducting simulated engine-out emergency procedures in the airport traffic pattern. About 300-400 ft above ground level after takeoff, witnesses reported that the flight instructor announced on the radio that the engine had quit. Witnesses reported that the airplane then […]

Sound easy? Give it a try and see if you can figure out what illustrious aviation figure famously said something memorable about flying.