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

Staying Out Of ADS-B Trouble • Life without ADS-B isn’t all bad.

Rocket Planes • For some very good reasons, rocket planes are rare. They’re also fascinating.

Fixed-Wing Astronauts • Did the first astronauts really fly planes into space? Kind of.

News Of Note

CROSS CHECK YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

GEAR

Intersection Departures: A Risk Worth Taking? • When the tower offers a downfield departure, how should you respond?

Float Planes, Checklists And Gray-Haired Pilots • How the chance of a lifetime became a life.

NX Cub: REVOLUTIONARY… & POLARIZING • With brilliant tech and stunning performance, the NX Cub seems to have it all. But does it have one thing too many for some backcountry pilots?

NX Cub: Something New To Love/Hate

IN PRAISE OF ANALOG GAUGES • Why student pilots should start with round dials, not glass cockpits.

RETRACTABLE GEAR: WHY BOTHER? • Tucking the gear costs weight and money, not to mention the risk of gear-up landings. So why are so many pilots still infatuated with them?

THE TIME IS RIGHT! • Flying for a living even as a newbie is survivable with improved wages and defined career paths.

Two Cessna 210 Thunderstorm Accidents • More than a decade apart, two pilots, one an aviation legend and the other a newbie, suffered identical fates when they wandered into severe weather.

Return To Argentina • A lightly used Skylane travels from Texas to Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a southern summer.

A Complex Airplane Problem • Technically or not, this pilot’s advancement depended on retractable gear and a constant-speed prop. And we’re dependent upon him more than we realize.

North American XB-70 Valkyrie • The Mach 3 beauty led a star-crossed life.