Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Fearsome metal airplanes helped win a global conflict, yet pilots came home to variations on prewar designs of tube-and-fabric construction and modest performance. For pilots who routinely flew with two or three passengers, the Cherokee 180s extra margins meant all the difference. Oregon pilot Randy Widell agrees. Widell says.

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Air Facts

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The focus of our mission was to eliminate the need for leaded fuel, increase the availability of older aircraft in rental fleets that most pilots could afford to rent or buy, and overall reverse the decline in GA participation. which is the real solution for saving GA.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 17, 2025

The retired Pan Am pilot spent nearly a quarter of a century rebuilding the classic sport trainer with the help of his late brother Bob and a small army of collaborators, returning it to the air after 50 years. Many small components were pilfered and the weather took a toll on the airframe.

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iPad Pilot News

MAY 29, 2024

Tips for using aviation apps with home flight simulators iPad Pilot News Are you stuck at home and separated from your airplane or just experiencing an unlucky stretch of bad weather? Many flight simulators today integrate directly with EFB apps including ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, FlyQ, and Stratus Insight.

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

The Extra was piloted by an experienced aviator with more than 6,000 hours. The accident pilot and his wife had bought the airport in 2013, so he was certainly familiar with the local area. The 2017 Extra EA300 LC was purchased about a year ago, and, according to friends, the pilot limited himself to basic aerobatic maneuvers.

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