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Meeting Aviation Where It Happens • Future of FLYING is not print or digital—it is both

The ‘Recall’ Stearman

This Month’s Picks • These standout aviation products and services are worth a closer look

Lifeline of Flight • Every pilot needs a mentor to navigate challenges of aviation career

Traffic Control • National Airspace System has accommodated crewed aircraft for decades, but how will it handle uncrewed drones?

Dust and Drill Bits • Pilot fought to save a shattered Cessna 182 after unsecured cargo wreaked havoc midair

Wichita ILS or LOC RWY 1L • Low-visibility arrivals and parallel approach procedures can be mastered to visit ‘Air Capital of the World’

Break the Dive-for-the-Runway Habit • Always manage a safe, stabilized transition from instrument minimums on a precision approach

‘If There Is a Doubt, There Is No Doubt’ • Rigorous preparation and decisive action remain keys to surviving emergencies

Chasing History in the T-6 ‘Pilot Maker’ • Quest to retrace grandfather’s WWII training leads to a visceral, living connection to past

Wichita: Air Capital of the World • EVERY PILOT SHOULD VISIT WICHITA, KANSAS, THE CITY THAT LIKELY BUILT THEIR AIRPLANE

Stopped and Stared: Rare Red Dornier • RARE RED DORNIER WITH A UNIQUE HISTORY ATTRACTS CROWDS

AirVenture 2026

Boeing Stearman • Rugged World War II trainer remains definitive American biplane

Grand Delusion • Rudolf Hess’ wartime mission veered from derring-do to farce

Day That Silenced Our Skies • Twenty-five years after 9/11, an airline pilot reflects on the unimaginable tragedy

Force Behind Sporty’s • Late Hal Shevers built a GA empire from a small, fuel-stained shack at Lunken Airport

ForeFlight • Heavily discounted subscriptions available through CFI Referral Program

Garmin • New Flights page streamlines preflight planning

Puff the Searey

Flying • ISSUE 974 September 2026