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Flying • ISSUE 966 January 2026

THE MOMENT IT CLICKED • Sometimes bucket-list experiences have a way of finding us

Bucket-List Memory

THANK YOU, SAM • Reflecting on an oldie but a goodie memory

NEXT EVOLUTION IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION? • Blended-wing body promises big reductions in fuel burn

PREPARING FOR POWER LOSS • Here’s a review of the correct response and how to avoid common mistakes in an engine-out situation

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT • Routine flight turns into an unexpected learning experience

PAINE FIELD ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 16R • Here are the procedures, limitations, and details for this busy Seattle-area airport

TIME FOR A REFRESH • There is a reason you earned that instrument rating

PATTERN PROBLEMS • Why sloppy entries can lead to close calls

DREAM IT, FLY IT • Every pilot keeps a bucket list of airplanes they wish to conquer someday

BUCKET LIST AIRPORTS • EXPERIENCE THRILL, HISTORY, AND CHALLENGE AT THESE LOGBOOK-WORTHY LOCATIONS

Inside the World’s Largest Airplane Factory • Why this aviation marvel belongs on your bucket list

PIPER J-3 CUB • Legendary aircraft endures in the hearts of aviators

WHY WE FLY, INDEED • There’s always something new out of Africa

SUNRISE, SUNSET • To everything, there is a season

NOTAM FATIGUE • Weather Company’s Maverick Dispatch platform reduces a nagging chore

AGING AVIATORS • Growing older presents many challenges to staying airborne

FOREFLIGHT • See your 2025 flight data summarized with recap feature

GARMIN PILOT • Take advantage of weather features for better visualization

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