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Flying • ISSUE 960 July 2025

OSHKOSH TRADITION • Annual fly-in offers so much that it never feels like work

Next Great Flight

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, VOR RWY 18 • Filing IFR and flying the VOR approach can prove useful to reach this busy GA airport

PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION • Integrating advanced air mobility aircraft represents monumental challenge, but NASA is up to task

BOEING 737: PART 1 • Grading how X-Plane and MSFS platforms handle the iconic jet

RESTORING LEARJET 23-003 • ‘Out of the blue,’ group takes on challenge of bringing pioneering aircraft back to life

DON’T FLY TIRED • Coupled with ‘get-there-itis,’ fatigue can kill pilots

ONE PILOT’S CAUTIONARY TALE • Imagine the terror of losing control of an airplane moments after takeoff

CASUAL DECISION • Maybe it was engine trouble, or maybe just a bad guess

DEPARTURE SEPARATION • Waiting on your turn at the runway

WING TIP VORTICES • They are one of the costs of lift, so be ready for the effects

EPIC E1000 AX • This turboprop is a top-end, heavy-hauling speed merchant

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI • MIDWEST TOWN PRIDES ITSELF ON PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING A RICH HISTORY

And the Thunder Rolls • CONVECTIVE WEATHER SEASON IS UPON US, SO FLY HIGH AND SAFE

MEYERS 200 • Rare classic offers a good blend of speed, build quality, and owner support

MASTER OF THE AIR • Backcountry flight with late Rob Holland remains a cherished memory

SALT LAKE CQ, AND SKIING TOO • Learning to love recurrent training

OTHER SIDE OF THE COCKPIT DOOR • Flying as a passenger proves infuriating for this airline pilot

ART OF CROSSWIND LANDINGS • There are many schools of thought, but personal choice leans toward the slip

MAGENTA MISCONCEPTIONS • What most pilots don’t understand about RNAV glidepath capture

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NANCY IN THE SKY WITH MISGIVINGS • First requirement for travel is a good companion

GARMIN PILOT • Let’s fly to Oshkosh using these tips

FOREFLIGHT • Your EAA AirVenture flight briefing

A RARE BIRD