Plane & Pilot

Plane & Pilot is edited for today's active piston-engine pilot. Each issue is packed with pilot reports, tips to help you fly better, and the information you need to get the most from your flying dollar.

Plane & Pilot • planeandpilotmag.com

Speculation Shaming • How we talk about accidents has changed. Here’s why that’s okay.

Lasts • A dozen things that will (in most cases) never be done again. For many of them, that is a very good thing. For others, it’s bittersweet.

The Nevada Triangle • The Bermuda Triangle is better known. This one’s far more deadly.

News Of Note

CROSS CHECK • YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

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Smoke In The Cockpit? • Lightning only strikes once, they say. Except when it strikes twice.

GARMIN GI 275 FLIGHT INSTRUMENT REVOLUTION • With the introduction of a new lineup of electronic, round flight instruments, Garmin has once again revolutionized the used-aircraft marketplace.

RUSTY PILOT PRACTICE PLAN • A short-but-sweet batch of maneuvers that any pilot can use to brush up on their skills between those flight reviews.

WORLD’S COOLEST CESSNA 175 SKYLARK: It Has Slats! • A project turns a 1958 Cessna nosegear plane into an incredible backcountry machine.

PRIVACY LOST IN THE AGE OF ADS-B • With the advent of mandated computerized surveillance, Big Brother is indeed watching. Here’s what you can, and can’t, do about it.

Cessna Caravan Departure Into Rising Terrain • A handful of strange possibilities for the tragic accident gave way to a soberingly simple explanation.

Memories Of Australia • Once you’ve been there, you’ll always want to return.

Where The Rubber Meets The Load • Sometimes, it’s not the obvious things that need attention.

Cessna 152 Aerobat: Spin Cycle! • The aerobatic version of the “Commuter” is a fine set of wings no matter how you look at it. But this one is something extra special.