Cayla McLeod

Atlanta

Associate Editor at Plane & Pilot

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Articles

Trading Red Carpets for Red Retardant

1 week ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

It was a beautiful spring evening in south Texas. As usual, I was out on my evening walk around the Gillespie County Airport (T82) after my post-work CrossFit death session. Although I’m new to the area, if I’ve learned anything about hanging around at a decently popular and unique airport like the one here in Fredericksburg, you never know what kind of airplane you might see, or who you might meet.
Take Flight in a Seaplane

1 week ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

Cayla McLeod is a private pilot with a love for all things tailwheel and grass strips. She has been actively involved in general aviation for the last decade, and can’t imagine life without flying and the people that go with it.
Take Flight with the Titan Aerobatic Team

2 weeks ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

During the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, I had the opportunity of a lifetime to fly with Titan Aerobatic Team pilots Jimmy Fordham, Bryan Regan, and Steve Gustafson. Tag along for this thrilling aerobatic flight, and experience formation flying like never before. Smoke on! Cayla McLeod is a private pilot with a love for all things tailwheel and grass strips.
Making 3 Flights in 3 Days at Sun ’n Fun

1 month ago | flyingmag.com | Cayla McLeod

If you’re familiar with the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, you’ll know that this isn’t a show where the manufacturers, exhibitors, and/or alphabet organizations tend to roll out their latest and greatest, so this article won’t be focusing on any newsworthy-specific items. However, what it will be focusing on is three vastly different flight experiences that I had the pleasure of taking part in throughout the week. A story about FLYING, if you will.
MOSAIC Progressing, 2025 Approval Likely

1 month ago | avweb.com | Cayla McLeod

By Cayla McLeodSun ‘n Fun kicked off on Tuesday, April 1 with a highly publicized MOSAIC update that did not include any big reveal—nor did it offer a hard timeframe for ratification of the proposal.
Airpark Dreams

1 month ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

I’m lucky to have spent the last 10 years of my life engulfed in GA. But so much of the reason for that is where I’ve been able to call home. I have lived 45 minutes south of the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL)—and the dozen grass and paved strips that pilots flock to when they aren’t flying for their day jobs—since I was 4 years old.
Game On!

1 month ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

I don’t exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospace’s GB1 GameBird…But there’s always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. The sleek, sexy lines, aggressive facial-esque features, and more often than not, bright and flashy paint schemes make this aerobatic design stand out from the crowd. Never in a million years did I think I would get the chance to learn the ins and outs of this beautiful machine, until recently.
Aircraft Spruce Opens New Store in Texas

1 month ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

If you’re located anywhere near Fort Worth, Texas, you will no longer have to sit idly by for that long awaited Aircraft Spruce box to arrive via mail. Aircraft Spruce and Speciality Co., alongside sister company Aero Performance, has opened a new 38,000 square foot facility north of Fort Worth in Roanoke, Texas. Their newest showroom and distribution facility joins five other Aircraft Spruce locations scattered across the United States and Canada.
Robinson Helicopter Company Announces R88

2 months ago | planeandpilotmag.com | Cayla McLeod

Robinson Helicopter Company has announced the release of its first new helicopter in almost 15 years, the R88.