Piloting - Page 2

Garmin Autoland is now in more than 2,500 planes. Its only known real emergency landing, a King Air in Colorado in 2025, had both pilots awake.

The best online aviation degrees for 2026, ranked by accreditation and cost per credit, with what each school does about flight training and the R-ATP.

Knots vs mph: a knot is one nautical mile per hour, or 1.15078 mph. See the conversion chart, why pilots and sailors use knots, and where mph survives.

Aviation scholarships for 2026 ranked by money awarded, from the Air Force JROTC Flight Academy to AOPA and EAA, with each program’s 2026-27 deadline.

Fog vs mist: the same water droplets, split by how far you can see. The US and international visibility rules, METAR codes and 2025 airport data.

What is Zulu time? It is UTC, the one clock every pilot, controller and weather report runs on. Where the name comes from and how to convert it.

The best flight schools in the US for 2026, ranked on airline pathways, fleet size and published price, from ATP and Epic to airline-owned academies.

Famous pilots in history, ranked by 12 months of Wikipedia readership: Howard Hughes edges Amelia Earhart, and Sully outdraws the Red Baron.

The best aviation colleges in the US for 2026, ranked on FAA 1,000-hour R-ATP authority, Delta and United pilot pathways, fleet size and cost.

How does airplane weather radar work? It sees raindrops, not clouds, and can miss dry hail and frozen storm tops. Here is how pilots fill the gaps.