When an airplane flies, the wings are designed to provide enough lift to overcome the airplane’s weight, so the plane doesn’t ...

Humanity has long dreamt about flying, and now that we can do it easily, many kids and adults still dream about becoming a pilot. While more accessible today than ever before, for many getting a pilot ...

You’ve picked up this issue of FLYING for a kaleidoscope of reasons. But whether you are an active or pending pilot, or you want to learn to fly, chances are you know someone who could use a little ...

Today, the beginning pilot has many paths to choose from when learning to fly. There’s the Light Sport activity, which gets you going in a basic airplane. Then there is the recreational route which ...

In May 2022, an air-traffic controller in Florida received a frantic call. The pilot of a single-engine Cessna 208 had collapsed, leaving the sole passenger—with no experience at all flying a plane—to ...