Flying

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Flying

BEHIND THE LENS

DREAM MACHINES • Find yours in the pages of FLYING—or at Reno.

MY FAVORITE MONTH • Aircraft sales and beautiful fall flying make September a great time for pilots.

INBOX

OGDEN, UTAH VOR-A • A circling approach to a mountain getaway

WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON’T TELL ME • A long-ago flight out of Dallas almost ended in a total loss.

TRAGEDY IN THE THIRD DIMENSION • There’s quite a difference between simulated IFR and the real thing.

EXPANDING THE CAMPAIGN AT RENO • Vicky Benzing will use her success in the Sport Class to fly Unlimited at what may be the last race of its kind.

QUICK 6

WHAT’S NEXT IN NEW AIRCRAFT • We round up the latest entrants in the wide world of FLYING.

REACHING THE SERVICE CEILING • The jet market softens after a period of COVID-induced thrust.

POWER UP • Incredible capability and efficiency make the category shine.

PERFORMERS • From singles to twins, there’s an airplane for everyone.

AFFORDABLE AVIATION FAVORITES • The light sport market sits poised for growth in the dawn of MOSAIC.

FINANCING: WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? • We break open marketplace myths with FLYING Financial Group.

PREDICTABLE UNPREDICTABILITY • The insurance market has stabilized—somewhat.

TEST-FLYING SPORTY’S PJ2+ COM • Backup and primary communications? You’re covered.

TRUST BUT VERIFY • Getting the most from your prepurchase inspection

THE INTRICACIES OF GETTING READY FOR RENO • Air racer John Dowd hopes to get his Yak on track for Gold.

PLAY DATE • Exploring the Cascades’ mountain airstrips with Piper and a Stinson

DEPARTURE DIALOGUE • Conversations in dispatch

GETTING TO KNOW YOU • There’s a lot more going on in a piston twin than a Citation CJ1.

THE WORLD’S MOST WIDELY READ AVIATION MAGAZINE

OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING • Pink is the new magenta.

‘BUT, INSPECTOR, I HAVE NO IDEA…’ • There are those who have—and those who may still.

‘TITAN’ AND YOU • The ill-fated submersible’s service life limit unfortunately appears to have been about a day or two.

RENO AIR RACES