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

Future Flight Will Be A Utopia, Right? • I can’t tell you what it will be, but I sure can tell you what it won’t be.

Weather Hazards • From thunderstorms to icy clouds, the weather presents numerous hazards to small planes, though the details behind these phenomena might surprise you.

Ghost Blimp • After a coastal patrol for Japanese submarines, a Navy blimp drifts inland and crash-lands near San Francisco. But first responders found the control car empty.

News Of Note

Help Your Airplane Fly Better • It wants to fly. Here’s how to make that happen.

GEAR

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

How To Fly Circle-To-Land Approaches More Safely • The best bet might be to avoid them entirely, but when you need to fly them, here are some tips to help mitigate the risk.

Taking Off On Glare Ice With A Crosswind • A clever plan to deal with the ice led to an unexpected, sticky situation.

CROSS CHECK • YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

TWO DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM CHUCK YEAGER • How his career and legend shaped my flying life and that of a million other pilots.

CHUCK YEAGER’S SUPERSONIC VOYAGE THROUGH LIFE • The famed pilot’s exploits outshone even the legend that grew up around him.

PLANES OF YEAGER

PLANE & PILOT FLEW WITH CHUCK YEAGER • We weren’t the least bit surprised that the General was a natural.

6 PLANES THAT USED TO BE CHEAP BUT AREN’T ANYMORE • Sellers today know exactly what their planes are worth. How to strategize buying decisions in this new normal.

A YEAR GONE BY IN PHOTOS BY THE WEEK • These past 12 months pushed people to the limit. But one thing it couldn’t do was get the better of our community. Here’s the proof.

IS THERE A PLACE FOR VFR FLIGHT PLANS • Even if you have all the bells and whistles, filing an old-fashioned flight plan still makes a lot of sense. Here’s why.

HOW TO FILE A FLIGHT PLAN

Hurrying To Oshkosh, Never Arriving • The crash of a Zenith LSA in Missouri shows how multiple factors can come together to create a disastrous outcome.

Wednesdays And Saturdays With Mr. Gray • Some lessons, in flying and in life, really last.

The First X Plane: Wright Model R • The speedy flyer, nicknamed Baby Grand, was early aviation science in action.