The Lakeland Aero Club was founded in 2011 by aviation philanthropist James C. Ray. What initially began as an after-school ...

Find the perfect gift for Father’s Day with this guide full of gifts for pilots. [Credit: CanvaPro] Father’s Day is quickly ...

It was on May 9, 1957, that Lieutenant David Steeves was given a mission to fly a new training jet, a Lockheed T-33, from Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California, to Craig AFB in Alabama. The ...

Modifications for general aviation allow you to increase your plane’s speed and trim weight, and make other changes to truly personalize your flying experience. Customize your aircraft with the ...

A Cirrus SR22 transits northwest bound through busy Bravo airspace via LAX Special Flight Rules. V­FR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs ...

Instructional programs, from live classrooms to expansive digital ratings coursesâ we look at the best in pilot educational resources. In each issue of Plane & Pilot magazine, we share a few new ...

After getting married in 1990, my wife, Jill, and I spent several years restoring a 1946 Stinson 108. Serial number 256 made this early variant a dash nothing. The intent was to own an airplane ...

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When you think of dedicated utility airplanes, what’s the first machine that comes to mind: a Cessna Stationair, a Cherokee Six, a Cessna Caravan? George Morgan of GippsAero in Moreland, Australia, ...

What is maneuvering speed, and why should you care? Perhaps more importantly, what should you know to maximize your flying safety? The widely accepted definition of maneuvering speed (Va) is the speed ...

Explore Lessons Learned About Flying (and about life), where pilots share their first-person accounts of gripping flights gone bad, and how their skills and quick thinking allowed them to survive to ...