Flying

The sharp wit and experienced judgment of Flying’s experts cover all the challenges and rewards that aviation offers to all flying enthusiasts.

Flying

BEHIND THE LENS

GETTING THE LEAD OUT • Transparency and collaboration only work when everyone’s on board.

THE MOMENTUM OF INNOVATION & CAPITAL • The current aerospace environment recalls the jet age and its bright future.

INBOX

On an airline flight from New York to St. Thomas, I noticed that we ventured 400 miles offshore. Who controls this airspace, presumably beyond VHF and radar range?

MARTHA’S VINEYARD ILS OR LOC RWY 24 • A beautiful island to visit, and an interesting approach

HUMBLED FOR LIFE • A thunderstorm encounter changes the way a pilot thinks about instrument flying.

OBJECTION OVERRULED • It turns out to be a real ‘wash job’ after all.

AIRPORT KID • Raised at Maule Field (3NP), Keith Phillips is a tireless advocate for homebuilts, the EAA, and his airpark at Spruce Creek, Florida (7FL6).

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WE FLY TECNAM P-MENTOR • The next expression of a modern trainer from an atelier of Italian design

A LEGACY OF TWO BROTHERS • The Pascale family producing the P-series flies on in its third generation.

BOSE A30 TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF • The latest in headsets is lighter, with streamlined padding and less clamping force.

RESTORATION NATION: THE STEARMAN NEXT DOOR • A lovable WWII-era biplane can be a worthy—but expensive—project.

DESTINATIONS MARTHA’S VINEYARD • Where there is no shortage of airports, history, or things to do

THE DOWN-LOW ON WIND SHEAR • What your CFI may not have taught you from the TAF

ESCAPE FROM UKRAINE • A New York pilot’s overseas acquisition of a Yak 18T is one ‘heck of a great story.’

SETTING UP YOUR SIM • Here’s the second in our series on getting started with an at-home flight simulator.

RECOMMENDED AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS ON AN XBOX CONTROLLER

BEYOND THE UNIFORM • Military or civilian, after a few years the differences fade.

FOOD FOR FLIGHT • Where mozzarella meets magnetos

FLIGHT LEVELS WITH ROB & BILL • Life’s better when flying with real-deal pilots.

THE LONG LINE OF INSTRUCTORS • Being part of a teaching legacy is an awesome and life-changing privilege.

THE ONE THAT DISAPPEARED • Conspiracy theories and sensationalism on display

FLYING CLUBS… AND A TRUE HERO • Recalling Wright-Patterson Aero Club’s unfair demise in 2012

HAS ANYBODY SEEN MAX Q? • Airspeed measurement marks an important milestone during a rocket’s ascent.

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