11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (391+ words) In the coming Plane + Pilot issues, I will use this column space to bring you updates from airstrips pertinent to each issue, news on reopened runways, volunteer updates, and a look at the advocacy work that keeps the RAF going....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (659+ words) After weeks of rumors and speculation, the Mesa City Council voted on March 23 to approve the integration of landing fees at Falcon Field (KFFZ), leaving flight schools and pilots based at the airport in a state of flux as the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (1883+ words) Although Texas encompasses 171.9 million acres of terrain ranging from high desert to swampy marshes, it's not a state that's considered "open to the public." With the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department considering it a "private lands state" at over 93 percent, it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (289+ words) Instead, I'm writing it a day late'because, quite honestly, life has been a little chaotic lately. If you have a minute, I'd definitely encourage you to check out the podcast'new episodes are dropping every week. While I've been busy writing,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1000+ words) There's perhaps no city in America that has inspired more conspiratorial thinking about flying saucers, little green men, and extraterrestrial visitors than Roswell, New Mexico. The intrigue stems from the infamous 1947 "Roswell incident," where a UFO purportedly crashed in a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (141+ words) While Michigan and Wisconsin recover from recent blizzard-induced, record-shattering snowfall, the Plane + Pilot team is already looking ahead to the thaw. We are hard at work on our May/June issue, which will feature a deep dive into flying across…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (367+ words) Burnout in flight training is something we don't talk about nearly enough. We spend so much time highlighting the end goal'the rating, the certificate, the career'that the reality of what it takes to get there is often left out of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (188+ words) Photos of the Week: March 9-13Plane + Pilot Magazine Our friends at American Legend Aircraft in Sulphur Springs, Texas (KSLR), are enjoying this warmer spring weather by debuting two of their latest aircraft to roll off the factory floor. These are two…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (856+ words) There hardly needs to be any arm twisting to plan a trip to the West Coast. But navigating the complex tapestry of the Los Angeles Basin requires more than just a transponder. It requires a destination that justifies the hustle…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (530+ words) Two days ago I had a flight lesson scheduled in the Cirrus SR20 that I rent from C3 Air for the usual round of practice instrument approaches as I work toward my instrument rating. The game plan was simple: Fly up to…...