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Picking out a gift for a pilot can always be a challenge, especially when they already have a great headset and flight bag. With graduation season approaching, and Mother’s and Father’s days around the corner, there will be plenty of gifting opportunities for pilots this spring.  Aeroswag, an aviation website that specializes in print on-demand […]

CubCrafters has never made an aircraft powered by a Rotax engine. Images accompanying this article portray their very first example using the 9-series engine in a model intended for production. Most of their factory pilots or dealers have never flown behind a Rotax. Yet Carbon Cub UL is also the first aircraft in the world […]

It’s rare to find a pilot these days who doesn’t rely on a digital service for their flight planning, management, or debriefing. Often that means using multiple platforms—until now.  ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, has announced its acquisition of CloudAhoy, a debriefing software provider. According to a post on the ForeFlight blog, the acquisition was completed […]

During 2023, in only three months, I’ve lost count how many airframe producers have told me a story that goes something like this… “We (some manufacturer) offer two 100-horsepower choices: a Rotax 912ULS (carbureted) and 912iS (fuel injected), plus the new 141-horsepower 915iS (fuel injected, intercooled). Yet everyone is ordering the 915.” More power always […]

Textron Aviation said it agreed to deliver 15 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy as part of a plan to expand the flight school’s fleet. The companies announced the deal during the recent Sun n’ Fun Aerospace Expo. Epic, based at New Smyrna Beach, Florida (KEVB), has been training pilots since 1999. Its […]

‘Plane & Pilot’ will continue as a monthly print magazine focused on the piston aviation community, available via subscription and on the newsstand.

Some dramatic, beautiful and really interesting shots took home the honors.

Three died in the 2021 loss-of-control accident, which was captured on a resident’s doorbell cam.

The Bonanza lost engine power and made a forced landing in Long Island.

While flying a practice formation flight, two aircraft collided. Somehow, it didn’t end in tragedy.