PilotMag celebrates its second year as aviation’s adventure publisher. To date, December 2009, PilotMag has launched a bi-monthly magazine, a social networking site and is currently building a video production facility to bring our readers, advertisers and viewers some of the best aviation adventures on the planet. The PilotMag team has worked incredibly hard over the last two years to introduce an aviation brand for the future. We are breaking down airport gates to get to the people of this amazing community. Our editorial mission is “people first, equipment second”. We want to introduce ourselves to as many aviators as we can and illustrate their love an desire for this discipline. At the 2009 EAA AirVenture Airshow in OshKosh, Pilotmag’s staff celebrated our anniversary by hosting The 2009 PilotMag Bash where we brought together aviation leaders, business owners, and all of our vendors to say thank you for their ...READ MORE

Many times you’ve looked out onto the ramp and find aircraft that serve no other purpose than to hoist its fearless pilot into the air and take him or her on a nice joy flight. The aircraft then returns back to the hangar, idling, waiting for the next cross country or its pilot’s best excuse to get away from the stresses of life and enjoy some time in the air. Then there are those aircraft that are unique and carrying a distinctive quality of purpose and utility. Tell me you don’t find those aircraft more interesting.

As the Ag plane dive bombs over your head as you drive down a country road, or the military helicopter lands and empties what seems like hundreds of passengers; these aircraft were built with a specific mission in mind. They weren’t built for the weekend warrior. As you gaze at ...READ MORE

Future Flight

From Terrestrial Explorers to Clowns in Space

As the late afternoon breeze kicked up on the James River, the Jamestown-Scotland ferry roared to life from the dock on route to Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. With an instant churning of propellers that rivaled an abbreviated rocket-launch, the ferry was on ...READ MORE