Everyone is affected by economic instability to varying degrees. Although we're all flying more carefully after last September,…
Last week I described a project that involved volunteer general aviation pilots, a simulator, and a decision scenario…
The noisiest aircraft of all time, during takeoff, is (was)...j
The airlines use a form of training called Line Oriented Flight Training or LOFT. "Line" refers to the…
True or false: It is possible to maintain control of (as well as land) an airplane that is…
What are the Airlines doing that we should be doing? The National Transportation Safety Board initially classifies 65-percent…
Even though the Space Shuttle doesn't deploy its landing gear until reaching an altitude of only a few…
True or false: Apart from tilt-rotor or "powered lift" category aircraft, it is physically impossible for a propeller…
We pilots take pride (and some even revel) in our ability to overcome obstacles -- but sometimes, the…
Once set into the design, unless changed through the addition of extra fuel tanks, the “fuel hand” you've…
Getting aligned with a runway in visual conditions is no big deal; it's intuitively obvious when your flight…
Who was the first person in history to write about flying in any mechanical or truly scientific sense?
Turning base to final, I saw a Piper Cherokee sitting on the centerline at the arrival end of…
Just like the arguments over which is the better alternative between high-wing or low-wing, tricycle gear or tail-draggers,…
Insurance is what most pilots use to manage the risk of flying -- it's important for you and…
A few weeks ago, a Trivia Tester featured the so-called birth of carrier aviation with the world's first…
High, low, or in the middle -- which is better and why (a not-so-serious look). When Otto Lilienthal…
I flew for years with the metal image of the "up-side-down wedding cake" as the shape of Class…
The average 1970s vintage Cessna 172 has enough aluminum to make the equivalent of roughly how many typical…
Most all of the iPilot readers who responded to Challenge 6 knew what VFR Waypoints are (apparently, so…
Cell phones are handy, but there are potential 'gotchas' when using a cell phone to talk to Flight…
Last week, you read about Tricky Rick, the airplane dealer who tried to sell us a Skyhawk but…
How long after their first flight did the Wright brothers submit their first patent application?
The easiest way to fly for your country? -- a guest editorial written by Wayne Spivak, ADSO-CS 1SR…
There are plenty of honest aircraft dealers out there... and there are exceptions, too. Honest dealers work to…
Flight instructors have many obligations, but so do their students. In addition to teaching, coordinating their schedules with…
An airplane can be made to stall at any speed. Okay then, at what airspeed will any airplane…
Children can be the most cooperative, curious, and cheerful of airborne companions -- I said they can be.…
From the first flight over the ocean to the first landing on the ocean, try this week's 3…
For what reason might you want to land on the downwind side of a runway, in crosswind conditions?
I changed the oil in the Beech Sierra on a hot, humid morning in July … and found…
Ah, it's that time of year again! Spring has rolled past, and with it have come blooming flowers,…
I called out the Interactive Pilot readers a few weeks ago by asking them to get off the…
In a level turn, the number of "gees" a pilot pulls (which is also known as the "load…
To completely escape the possibility of a lightning strike in the vicinity of a thunderstorm, an aircraft would…
When we fly we are accustomed to scanning the ground for obstructions like building cranes, towers, buildings, and…
Flaps full. Power to idle. Hold the nose off ... hold it up, hold it up, let the…
Across the United States there are Airport Surveillance Radar sites that do not have boundaries shown on the…
I got a real eye-opener from an airport operator the other day. After landing at Brandywine PA (N99),…
Lightning bolts, the worst airship tragedy in history and the first female airline pilot...
It looks like you really did your homework on this one. The Interactive Pilot readers who took challenge…
If there is any one aspect of aeronautical knowledge that has great potential to either expand one’s understanding…
The highest-scoring, most deadly, boss-of-all-bosses, and root'n-toot'n-est Top Gun fighter pilot ace of all time was...
As you study and learn the Sectional Chart symbols for landmarks and airspace you begin to notice a…
Steep Turns, also called Steep Power Turns, are another "performance" maneuver that is useful for more than passing…
Tornadoes are the most severe weather phenomena. Which country can therefore be said to have the "worst weather…
I am a new pilot and would like to immediately start working on my IFR. Several of my…
Rod Machado is always using poor hapless Two-One-Three-Two-Bravo in his aviation anecdotes. Was there really such an aircraft…