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Flying

CALL OF THE WILD • Aviation and the backcountry simply go hand in hand

Flight in Focus

BETTER TOOLS, SAME MISTAKES • Most accidents involve a weather component, exposing flawsin pilot training and information delivery

THIS MONTH’S PICKS • These standout aviation products and services are worth a closer look

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GREAT DRONE DEBATE • Promise of FAA’s proposed Part 108 rule clashes with safety fears

FIORDLAND BY BEAVER • MSFS2024 allows backcountry exploration of the New Zealand national park

‘KENNY’S UPSIDE DOWN!’ • Friend’s rocky backcountry landing went sideways but became powerful teaching moment

WITHAM FIELD (KSUA) RNAV GPS RWY 12 • Stuart, Florida, provides a place to clear customs after visiting the Bahamas

DEADLY DISPLAY POTENTIAL • It’s common misconception, but +V advisory glide slope isn’t same as LPV glide path

NOT IF, BUT WHEN • What close call teaches about importance of preparation

PILOT’S PARADISE • DISCOVER THE BAHAMAS ON AN UNFORGETTABLE FLYING ADVENTURE

Beyond Limits • Rediscovering freedom in backcountry skies after a life-changing injury

WORLD-CLASS ADVENTURE • New Zealand offers jagged peaks, misty valleys, and plenty of friendly pilots

VAN’S RV-8 • Family farm passion evolves into world’s best-selling ‘fighter-like’ kitplane

FLYING TAILS • Rescuing animals one flight at a time

MY OWN PRIVATE GPS • How lost are you, really, when you think you’re lost?

ART OF COCKPIT DIPLOMACY • Maintaining civility in a dynamic safety environment

FUEL-ISHNESS • Coming up dry often isn’t an FAA violation, but it’s always a tragic failure of pilot planning

FOREFLIGHT • Enhance preflight planning and in-flight awareness with visualization tools

GARMIN PILOT • Logbooks capture your favorite flying adventures

VISION AHEAD