Traffic Pattern
Aug 20, 2026
Learn the wind triangle, wind correction angle, and why your nose and your track point in two different directions.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 20, 2026
Learn to trim off control pressure instead of chasing the altimeter, the habit that tires students out and hurts their landings.
Pattern Ramp Check
Aug 20, 2026
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC offers 7,000 feet of the world's finest grass runway and a legendary fall fly-in.
Ramp ATIS
Aug 20, 2026
A modified Swift Three glider completed its first piloted flight using Whisper Aero's ultra-quiet electric propulsion, targeting aviation's biggest threat: noise.
Tower Cleared Direct
Aug 20, 2026
Radio Hangar explores ZeroAvia, the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain, and the Dornier That Flew on Water Vapor Instead of Kerosene.
Vector ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
American Airlines is reinstalling seatback screens, reversing its bet that passengers' own phones and tablets were good enough.
Tower ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford opposes closing Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, and grant assurances mean the city can't simply shut it down.
Tower ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
BETA Technologies launched a three-week electric aircraft flight test campaign at Galveston's Scholes International Airport.
Tower Cleared Direct
Aug 19, 2026
Boom's XB-1 flew supersonic without a sonic boom reaching the ground - here's how Mach cutoff works and what it means for supersonic travel.
Vector Ramp Check
Aug 19, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-Ray, the Mountaintop Runway With a Hump in the Middle and a Bison Burger Waiting at the Top.
Ramp ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
FAR 91.119 sets minimum safe altitudes: 1,000 ft over congested areas, 500 ft elsewhere, and a 500-ft bubble over open terrain.
Tower ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
A Cirrus Vision Jet suffered a gear collapse attempting takeoff on a closed runway - here's how the safety layers fail and how to avoid it.
Tower ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
AOPA profiles Doug Taylor, cofounder of Avtopia, a new platform built to solve general aviation's oldest problem: connection.
Tower The Hangar
Aug 19, 2026
How race driver Eddie Rickenbacker became WWI's top American ace, then survived 24 days on a Pacific raft in 1942.
Taildragger ATIS
Aug 19, 2026
Electra's EL2 hybrid-electric demonstrator uses blown lift to take off and land in a couple hundred feet, promising new access to small fields.
Tower Cleared Direct
Aug 19, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Electra's EL9 Ultra Short, Blown-Lift eSTOL, and the Hybrid-Electric Nine-Seater That Wants to Take Off in the Length of a Soccer Field.
Vector Traffic Pattern
Aug 19, 2026
FAR 91.107 requires pilots to brief, notify, and ensure passengers wear seat belts and shoulder harnesses during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 19, 2026
FAR 91.211 requires supplemental oxygen at 12,500, 14,000, and 15,000 feet - here's what each number means and why it matters.
Pattern Cleared Direct
Aug 19, 2026
Garmin Smart Glide automates the first 60 seconds of an engine failure - glide math, airport selection, and radio setup - while leaving the landing to you.
Vector The Hangar
Aug 19, 2026
How motorcycle racer Glenn Curtiss became the 'Fastest Man on Earth,' invented the flying boat, and gave the U.S. Navy its first aircraft.
Taildragger