Plane & Pilot Photo of the Week for The Week of January 25, 2021
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This Pilot Can Fly: Watch This Cessna Land On Something Kind Of Resembling A Runway
The strip or small clearing is situated just on the other side of a high ridge. It was a perfect playing field for this pilot to show off some enviable flying skills.
Tragic Pilot Error Blamed For USAF Afghanistan Surveillance Plane Crash
Investigators say that a mechanical failure led to a chain of errors that doomed the flight.
We Finally Know Exactly How Bad The Pandemic Has Been for Airline Pilots
A study said to be the first of its kind surveyed commercial pilots around the world. The results were sobering.
Pilot Saves Life By Jumping From Speeding (And Perfectly Good) Plane On Takeoff
He had a second to make the call and lived to tell the tale. Here’s what happened.
AOPA‘s Sweepstakes Plane Goes To California Pilot
The lucky winner of the gorgeous RV-10 has a pretty cool day job, too.
Sweet Staggerwing Music: A Work Of Art Flying By
You will love this short fly-by video, but probably not as much as the baby at the end does.
The Kobe Crash A Year Later And What To Expect In The NSTB Report
The crash of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter rocked the world of aviation, sports, entertainment and, well, just about everything.
How To Land A J-3 (And how to video it, too!)
This great short video of a Cubbie coming in for a landing on a winter day shows some true taildragger skills. The camera work’s top-notch, too!
The Roundup of This Week‘s Big Stories in Aviation
New Leadership in Washington, D.C., scary AD on PA-28s, Indonesia crash theory emerges, and much, much more.
