With more power and a glass panel, this refurbished and uprated 1970s Cessna offers almost all the advantages of a new aeroplane at a very attractive price | Words & photos: Keith Wilson

Noisy and ungainly on the ground, the elderly Ogar's element is the sky where it performs gracefully | Words Dave Unwin - Photos Keith Wilson

Is the undercarriage really down? Or… get a proper diagnosis before you depart! Words by Richard Pratt

Are you in the market for a new instructing job or fancy a completely different change of pace? These 8 aviation schools, clubs and centres are looking for candidates now

Pilot's Assistant Editor gets 'upset' in one of Ultimate High's Firefly trainers and learns how to recover the situation | Words: Judith Austin

Operating alone means it's all down to you, whatever is thrown at you | Words by Douglas Baillie

How air-brained are you? Test your general aviation knowledge on matters including safety, history, training or anything related to flying! Compiled by James Allan

Covering a variety of important qualifications and certifications including the PPL, ATPL and FRTOL, you should consider these 8 groundschools when looking to get qualified in the UK

The great drone myth. Are all the claimed airproxes fact or figments of imagination? | Words Mark Dale

This slippery Slovenian ultralight trainer/tourer, now built to British airworthiness standards, soon dispels anyone's preconceptions of a microlight | Words: Dave Unwin - Photos: Keith Wilson

Dr Frank Anton talks about how Siemens, Rolls-Royce and their partners are bringing electric propulsion to GA, in new and perhaps unexpected form | by Philip Whiteman

If you're thinking about a career in commercial aviation then these top flight training schools and providers will be well worth your consideration

Antarctica's unique environment throws strong winds, fog, drifting snow and many other challenges at pilots working for the British Antarctic Survey | Words: Robin Evans - Photos: BAS

This sporty single-seater microlight is available as a factory-built or in kit form, as a trike or taildragger. It comes with folding wings − and 'attitude' | Words: Dave Unwin - Photos: Keith Wilson

How air-brained are you? Test your general aviation knowledge on matters including safety, history, training or anything related to flying! Compiled by James Allan

To Poland and back by amphibian, with history explored along the way | Words & Photos John Russell

Corsair dream… come true: the wickedly powerful naval night fighter that now belongs to the man who admired it as a boy | Words Maxi Gainza - Photos Matthias Dorst

With Christmas on the way you might be starting to wonder what you can get the pilot or aviation enthusiast in your life. Here are 13 flying experience providers and aviation gifts that may make your decision a little easier

Testing the affordable electronic conspicuity device in the air - and becoming a convert | Words: Stephen Walker - Photos: Sally George

Always expect the unexpected… | Words by Keith Wingate

Making a characteristically determined recovery from the accident that nearly ended his flying career and his life, PPL warbird display pilot Howard Cook is back in the cockpit

We visited the RAF Museum's London branch to give you a small look at the enormous selection of aircraft and aviation heritage contained within its various hangars

Time to wing it… Part 4: re-covering the wing | Words and photos: Bob Grimstead

After getting your PPL you may be wondering what to do next. At these 8 great centres and clubs you could try your hand at aerobatics, night flying, formation flying and more

Living up to its name, Ultimate Warbirds offers not just the chance to fly a TF-51D Mustang and D-Day veteran Spitfire, but an unique 'Messerschmitt 109' | Words: Philip Whiteman - Photos: Darren Harbar