Plane & Pilot

Plane & Pilot is edited for today's active piston-engine pilot. Each issue is packed with pilot reports, tips to help you fly better, and the information you need to get the most from your flying dollar.

Plane & Pilot • planeandpilotmag.com

Are Electric Flights Anything More than Stunts? • Are first flights of electric aircraft really news at all?

Formula One Champ Has an Inspiring Story

Piaggio Crash Raises Concern

FAA Report Is First Look at Pandemic Flying Safety

Tecnam Launches STOL Version of P2012

Blackhawk Announces Engine Program for the Pilatus PC-12

FAA Issues Emergency Inspections after De Havilland Otter Crash

Blind Pilot Flies Cross-country

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

CROSS-COUNTRY WORDS!

GEAR

Turboprop Engines • The turboprop inhabits a niche that neither jets nor piston aircraft can fill.

Duct Tape Repairs on Airliners? • The application of what looks like duct tape is troubling to many passengers. We get to the bottom of it.

Palomino/Omega II • The emerging Part 23 plane never actually emerged, and that’s a shame.

Use Phases of Flight to Fight Flying Flubs! • Thinking about where you are in the grand scheme can help cut down on little errors!

IS OUR IQ REDUCED IN THE AIR? • When issues arise in flight, brain waves seem to revert to slo-mo.

Backcountry Superstar Planes • These stalwarts have made a name for themselves over the years in Alaska and elsewhere.

HIGH SIERRA FLY-IN 2022 • The annual gathering of a group of like-minded backcountry aviators battles back against success.

Winter Weather ACTION PLAN • If you want to be safe and successful, it’s all about the planning, so don’t nod your head; do it!

Saab 2000 Runway Overrun, Unalaska, Alaska • A bizarre combination of factors caused the crash. The runway design might have prevented a greater tragedy.

Igor Sikorsky • The inventor of the helicopter was one of the greatest minds in aviation history.