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

Plane Tough…And Built To Stay That Way • With new rules and hardware seemingly right around the bend, here’s why our kind of flying ain’t going nowhere.

Accidental Pilots • In some cases, the pilot at the controls had no intention of being there. Sometimes, it works out better than anyone could have imagined.

News Of Note

Coming To NBAA: WACO Aircraft? • You heard it here.

Is It Possible For Propeller-Driven Aircraft To Break The Sound Barrier? • It’s complicated, really complicated, but the short answer is…

GEAR

History: FAA Approves First Small-Plane HUD. How It Happened And What It Means. • The approval, the first of its kind in a small plane, is the first of many planned STCs for SkyDisplay.

CROSS CHECK • YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

When Thunderstorm Planning Fails • A simple trip home in a rented Beech Baron turns into an epic mission.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST AIRCRAFT ENGINES • It took around 25 years for aircraft designers to embrace fully the bigger-is-better approach to next-gen planes, but once they did, the fun was only just beginning.

Making Good Use Of Local Knowledge • Staying ahead of the aircraft often requires the wisdom passed down from experienced aviators!

A YEAR LIKE NONE OTHER • After a year off, and conducted under still-trying circumstances, this year’s AirVenture was like none other, in ways both good and, let’s be honest, not so good. But nobody is complaining. We needed this.

Oshkosh Air Venture 2021 PHOTO SPECTACULAR • It is apparently possible to capture the joy and excitement of a once-in-a-lifetime aviation gathering. Here’s proof of that.

THE MAGIC FORMULA OF FLIGHT • Regardless of what you’ve been told, this relatively simple relationship is how airplanes fly, period.

A Neglected 172 Turns Toxic • Flight tracking showed the Skyhawk doing 13 ever-tightening turns. Investigators found the cause in the wreckage.

Lessons From Les Cayes • Can small planes really help when catastrophe hits? Maybe.

Piper Pillán • What happens when a Piper Saratoga has Top Gun dreams? The Pillán!

Mira Slovak • From Czech defector to aerobatics star, this pilot’s story is all about freedom.

TOP 25 Planes of All Time • Across all segments of aviation, these 25 airplanes have stood above the rest and have weathered the test of time.