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

Soul Searching after a STOL Fatality • Short takeoff and landing contests are under the microscope. Is change warranted?

Aviation Orgs Team up to Promote SAF

Supersonic? Not Officially, but Bombardier’s Global 8000 Will Be Smokin’. • The private jet arms race accelerates toward Mach 1

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

GEAR

CROSSWORD

Seatbelts • These humble straps save countless lives. They were once controversial, though.

What Color is Your Cub? • J-3s are Cub yellow. But does that color really exist?

The T-37 Tweety Bird • A GA-sized jet trainer from Cessna.

Formation Flying • Managing risks in high-stakes flying

DARK SOLO • I barely survived my first solo flight but learned lessons that lasted a lifetime.

12 All-Time Most Significant Planes At the EAA Oshkosh Fly-In • The host of the world’s greatest fly-in gets the best aircraft in the world to join in on the fun. Here’s our list of the crème de la crème.

Oshkosh 2022: Ready to Roll • The annual summer flying fest promises to be one of the best ever.

LIFE AFTER 100 LOW LEAD • Getting the lead out of aviation fuel won’t be easy, and the time to do it is short.

P-36 ‘REPLICA’ is a Chameleon • The half-size warbird will offer modular flexibility to look like other popular warbirds.

THE WISDOM OF THE TIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN • For safety, stay closer to the runway. Here’s how to do it.

Alternator Belt? • What kind of problems do you try to resolve while airborne?

Neta Snook • She was far more than the instructor tied by fate to a single student.