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Auto-GCAS is the Air Force system that automatically pulls a fighter jet away from terrain when the pilot is incapacitated - credited with saving at least 10 documented lives since its 2014 deployment.
VectorBeryl Markham was the first person to fly solo nonstop from England to North America on September 4, 1936, battling headwinds alone for 21 hours and 25 minutes.
TaildraggerBig Creek Airstrip in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness offers 2,200 feet of grass runway at 5,600 feet MSL - accessible only by air, earned only through preparation.
RampBoeing opened a fourth 737 MAX assembly line at Renton called the North Line, but the FAA's 38-per-month production cap remains the real benchmark for recovery.
TowerBoom Supersonic's XB-1 broke Mach 1 on private funding in early 2024, reigniting the case for commercial supersonic travel after the Concorde's 2003 retirement.
VectorA late-June orbit of Mount Rainier captured in AVweb's July 6 Picture of the Day illustrates both the appeal and the serious operational demands of flying the Pacific Northwest's volcanic summits.
TowerCirrus Aircraft has announced the TRAC10, a three-seat primary trainer with a built-in airframe parachute system, targeting U.S. flight school fleets with deliveries planned for 2027.
TowerCirrus Aircraft's TRAC10 is a clean-sheet primary trainer built around safety, efficiency, and native connectivity - the first serious challenge to legacy trainers in decades.
TowerDoc the B-29 Superfortress spent 42 years abandoned in the Mojave Desert before volunteers returned her to the Kansas skies where she was born.
TaildraggerA $6.1 billion Edgewing contract signals the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme has moved from concept into active development of a sixth-generation fighter.
TowerEmbraer posted its best Q2 delivery numbers in 16 years, driven by higher executive jet shipments and stabilized production - a strong signal for business aviation.
TowerThe FAA is moving to preempt state labor laws on crew rest, arguing federal uniformity under Part 117 is the appropriate safety standard for airline crews.
TowerFAR 91.113 establishes a priority hierarchy every pilot must know - from distress aircraft to powered traffic - and it never exempts anyone from see-and-avoid.
PatternFAR 91.155 sets different VFR weather minimums for each airspace class - knowing the logic behind each number makes the table far easier to apply in actual flight.
PatternGlenn Curtiss won history's first international air speed race in 1909, invented naval aviation, and built the trainer that gave WWI pilots their wings - all while fighting the patent war that nearly grounded American aviation.
TaildraggerContinued VFR flight into IMC carries a fatality rate above 90% - understanding the graveyard spiral and having a practiced emergency response can save your life.
PatternLincoln Beachey was America's greatest early aviator, whose death-defying stunts from 1910 to 1915 transformed the airplane from curiosity to cultural icon.
TaildraggerOperation Tidal Wave on August 1, 1943 sent 178 B-24 Liberators against Romania's Ploesti oil refineries at treetop level, producing five Medals of Honor in a single mission.
TaildraggerIn 1928, bush pilot Punch Dickins flew a 3,900-mile survey of Canada's unmapped Barren Lands, earning the McKee Trophy and opening the Northwest Territories to regular air service.
TaildraggerThe NTSB's final report on the August 2024 death of 12-time national aerobatic champion Rob Holland cites G-induced loss of consciousness as the probable cause.
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