Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

Epic has just released the most recent iteration of the airplane, the E1000 AX, with a major avionics upgrade including Garmin’s G1000 NXi suite and upped the useful load to an advertised (on its website) 2,860 pounds—gross weight 8,000, max ramp weight 8,035. We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

I think twice of all the times we’ve flown, we’ve woken up and said, you know what, the weather’s not working out, let’s just drive it, he says. I also like to look for what I call crummy weather thats just low enough that I can get an instrument approach in, but not so much that I don’t have any outs.

Approach

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Regulations: 15 to 25 percent Airspace and requirements: 15 to 25 percent Weather: 11 to 16 percent Loading and performance: 7 to 11 percent Operations: 35 to 45 percent FAA Part 107 Test Cost The cost of the Part 107 exam is $175, which you pay to the testing center when you schedule a date, time, and location for the exam.

Weight-Shift-Control

iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It integrates essential features like weather, performance, route planning, and charts with GPS navigation, all accessible on your iPad. It also includes a huge library of weather maps, graphical weather briefings, flight plan filing, and detailed airport information. Also note that Basic Plus is not a “VFR plan.”

Weather