Many pilots fly for years without encountering any need to perform real, nonsimulated short- and soft-field landings. While we do need to perform these maneuvers to pass check rides, we often find ...

Our training for the instrument ticket focused on flying by reference to instruments, how to shoot approaches, holds, etc. By that point pilots were presumed to have mastered the art of landing, so ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing ...

— -- Question: On a recent flight from IAD to LAX, our flight attendant announced that the plane's flaps were not functioning and asked the passengers to assume an emergency position for landing.