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.

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Terrafugia’s ‘Flying Car’ Versus Reality. Reality Wins. • Despite favors from the feds, the company has gone down in flames. How could any rational person be surprised?

Midairs

Flight 739 Constellation Disappearance • The Super Connie went missing over a remote tract of open ocean. Sinister theories abound. But what really happened?

News Of Note

CROSS CHECK • YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

Practice For Inflight Emergencies Like A Pro • Just remember, Preflight Practice Prevents Poor Performance

GEAR

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

Blowout Over Booneville • If you ask me, if you gotta go down, go down in Booneville, Arkansas.

8 LIGHT PLANE ENGINES THAT CHANGED AVIATION • Each one of these aircraft engines represented a break from orthodoxy, and each had a big impact on the world of personal flying.

BACKCOUNTRY REVOLUTION • The biggest growth sector in light aviation is wilderness flying. Here’s how this once-niche segment became a movement.

SWEEPING CHANGES IN DRONE REGULATIONS AND HOW THEY WILL AFFECT PILOTS • The broad reform of the regs will impact many unpiloted aerial vehicle operators. But did they go far enough in protecting aircraft from intrusions of the worst kind?

Extra 300 Crash • The digital cam was lost for two years, but once it was found, it helped inform the NTSB’s conclusions on this shocking crash.

A Caravan With Seoul • Cessna’s multitalented Caravan utility model can fly pretty much any mission you can imagine.

The Eyes Are Always On You • What does it mean that the best, and worst, of our flying exploits are on YouTube?

The Pond Racer • A David vs. Goliath story that unfolded at better than 400 mph in the high desert.