Four-seater general aviation planes continue to be the most popular choice, valued for their versatility in serving both personal travel and flight training needs. Modern four-seat aircraft are highly ...

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) operates the largest fleet of single-engine aircraft in the U.S. and performs 90% of inland search and rescue (SAR) missions, contributing to 158 successful rescues last year.

Explore Plane & Pilot Magazine’s Pilot Training section for expert guidance on flight instruction, proficiency, and aviation education. From choosing the right flight school to mastering advanced ...

In high-stress situations, our primal "caveman brain" can trigger an "amygdala hijack," overriding rational thought and causing physiological impairments like tunnel vision and auditory filtering.

The classic Luscombe 8F Silvaire has been revived as a new Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) by John Dearden, maintaining its revered status as a high-performing "sports car of lightplanes." The modern LSA ...

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was Lockheed's first purely military aircraft, produced in over 12 variations. The most common model, the P-38L, featured a 1,425 hp engine (with a 1,600 hp war emergency ...

I’m constantly amazed that the constants of aviation usually aren’t. Many friends, retired airline and military pilots, tell me their experience reflects the same truths. It seems there are a number ...

TurbAero is developing an "affordable" 200-horsepower turboprop engine, the TA200TP Talon, specifically targeting the light experimental aircraft market to replace common piston engines. The engine ...

Textron Aviation has announced a new version of one of the most popular and longest-lived planes in aviation, the Beechcraft King Air. The new King Air 360 is an update to the company’s model 350, the ...

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Pilots can develop a habit of using excessively high approach speeds, especially when frequently switching between different aircraft types, leading to sloppier landings. A general guideline for ...

On January 24, 2022, a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II crashed while landing on the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. The pilot ejected safely, but seven sailors were injured. Leaked images and ...