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

Why Aren’t There More Women Airline Pilots? • We know the reasons, and it’s not personal choice.

Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Flies West • His achievements were the stuff of legends, but the recipe for his success was simple.

Following 2016 Tragedy, FAA Mandates Medical Cert for Commercial Balloon Pilots • The Lockhart, Texas, crash shined a light on loopholes in FAA ballooning and other regs.

Soldotna, Alaska, Fatal Midair: NTSB Issues Final Report, Recommendations • The collision between two small planes killed seven.

B-21 Rolls Out! • The next-gen stealth bomber is extremely capable. We just don’t know what those capabilities are.

New Rules Coming for Alaska Air Tours?

FAA Clarifies Joby Path to Certification

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

GEAR

AVIATION CONNECTIONS

Stealth Aircraft • Hiding from the enemy has always been a top priority.

Can You Shoot a Basket from Pattern Altitude? • A viral video seemed to show a basketball being dropped from a plane high above into a moving hoop. Is it real? Is it even possible?

Messerschmitt Me-163 • The fastest plane in the world was like nothing before or since.

Know the Controller’s Situational Awareness • How, when and why you communicate with different controllers.

Nothing to Read Here at All • How I chose to not become a statistic.

ESSAY CONTEST

When Airplanes Mixed Technologies & Failed • When yesteryear meets next year and why that’s a problem.

It’s a PIPER PA-28 WORLD • These entry-level singles from the storied aircraft manufacturer are among the most popular planes ever built, and for good reason.

Artificial Intelligence in Flight • AI is already here, and its future in aviation is nearly limitless. But is that a good thing?

AVIATION MYTHS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS • Why do the mainstream media and public so regularly get aviation reporting wrong? Here’s why.

A PC-12’s Short and Icy Flight • The crash of the big single killed nine family members.

Richard Bong • He was and is the greatest ace in American history.