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

Automation Creep • As new capabilities emerge, our planes are getting smarter all the time. In the grand scheme, is this a good thing?

How Much Flying Stuff Pays/Costs • Some things are a great value. Other things, not so much!

Rolls-Royce Electric Speed Record-Seeking Plane Flies! • The first flight of the company’s all-electric speedster is a big milestone. Here’s how it went.

The Two Missing Planes That Helped Create The Bermuda Triangle Theory • The disappearance of a British Airways Avro Mark IV was the second of two vanishing airliners. Are we any closer to knowing what happened today?

GEAR • Holiday Gift Guide

CROSS CHECK • YOUR AVIATION CROSSWORD

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

Winter Flying • Tips and tricks from the experts for safe flying in the North Country!

It Ain’t Easy Doing Words Good • Each new rating meant new radio challenges. Big challenges. Hilarious challenges.

ICON’S SAFETY APP Is Just One Element Of A Company’s Transformation • A seemingly simple risk-assessment app is groundbreaking. And there’s a universe of change that allowed it to come about.

THE MARVELOUS MOONEY M20s • These airplanes are associated with two things, speed and efficiency. Here’s how they do it.

Wingtip WONDERS • The winners from our photo contest!

2021 PLANE OF THE YEAR & INNOVATION AWARDS

A Bad Weather Report On A Snowy Flight In The Mountains • A visual flight rules-only pilot diverted to an airport reporting good VFR visibility. The info was dead wrong.

The Island Turn…Turns Sour • Was a pleasant finish to the trip just too much to ask? Yup.

Extra EA 400 • This pressurized composite transportation plane from the aerobatic masters is underappreciated.

Alberto Santos-Dumont • The pioneering Brazilian pilot and builder has a powerful claim as the first to fly.