Five military aircraft that refused to retire and the engineering that keeps them flying
Five military aircraft have served for over 60 years each, and the engineering principles behind their longevity apply to all of aviation.
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Lady Be Good, the ghost bomber of the Sahara that waited sixteen years to be found
The B-24 Lady Be Good vanished over the Sahara in 1943 and was found intact sixteen years later, four hundred miles past its base.
TaildraggerVertical Aerospace's VX4 piloted transition flights and what they mean for the next wave of eVTOL certification
Vertical Aerospace's piloted VX4 transition flights tackle the hardest phase of eVTOL engineering and could shape certification standards for decades.
VectorJohnson Creek Airport and backcountry flying in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) is the gateway to Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness and some of the best backcountry flying in the lower 48.
RampPicking your cruising altitude and why the number you file matters more than you think
How to choose the best VFR cruising altitude using the hemispherical rule, winds aloft, terrain, and practical judgment.
PatternRoscoe Turner and the lion that flew the National Air Races
Roscoe Turner won three Thompson Trophies, flew with a lion cub, and became the greatest air racing pilot of the 1930s.
TaildraggerAmerican Airlines E175 comes within three hundred fifty feet of Air Canada jet at JFK
An American Airlines E175 and Air Canada jet came within 350 feet of each other at JFK, highlighting systemic ATC staffing concerns.
TowerRegent Craft's Viceroy seaglider and the electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicle that skips FAA certification entirely
Regent Craft's Viceroy seaglider bypasses FAA certification by flying in ground effect under Coast Guard jurisdiction.
VectorFAR ninety-one point one fifty-five and how to actually remember VFR weather minimums without a cheat sheet
A logical framework for remembering VFR weather minimums under FAR 91.155 without relying on rote memorization.
PatternAntoine de Saint-Exupéry and the last flight of the pilot who wrote The Little Prince
The story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the airmail pilot and wartime reconnaissance flyer who wrote The Little Prince and vanished over the Mediterranean in 1944.
TaildraggerSouthwest captain concussed by falling cockpit display on takeoff roll
A Southwest Airlines captain was concussed by a falling cockpit display during takeoff, raising fleet-wide safety questions about equipment mounting integrity.
TowerThe impossible turn and the engine failure on climbout that kills more pilots than it should
Learn why the 'impossible turn' kills pilots and how a departure brief can save your life after engine failure on climbout.
PatternWisk Aero and Boeing's bet on a fully autonomous electric air taxi with no pilot on board
Wisk Aero, a Boeing subsidiary, is building a fully autonomous electric air taxi with no pilot seat - and working with the FAA to certify it.
VectorSwamp Ghost, the B seventeen Flying Fortress pulled from the jungles of Papua New Guinea after sixty-seven years
The Swamp Ghost B-17E survived 67 years in a Papua New Guinea swamp to become the most original Flying Fortress left on earth.
TaildraggerWhy pilots sometimes plant it firm on purpose
That firm airline touchdown wasn't a mistake - professional pilots intentionally land firmly for safety in wet, gusty, or short-runway conditions.
TowerShort field landings and the checkride mistakes that start on downwind
Fix your short field landings by mastering the five-link chain from downwind setup through braking and full stop.
PatternThe Dynon Certified SkyView HDX and the end of Garmin's monopoly on certified glass cockpits
The Dynon Certified SkyView HDX brings glass cockpit upgrades to certified aircraft at roughly one-third the cost of comparable Garmin systems.
VectorCADA twenty-six brings two hundred aviation pros to Almaty for digital aviation's next chapter
CADA 26 in Almaty gathered 200+ aviation professionals to advance digital air traffic management across Central Asia's complex shared airspace.
TowerThe Gimli Glider and the seven sixty-seven that ran out of gas at forty-one thousand feet
How a metric conversion error left Air Canada Flight 143 without fuel at 41,000 feet, and a glider pilot landed a 767 with no engines.
TaildraggerAIRMETs, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs - the in-flight weather advisories that tell you where not to fly
Learn the differences between AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs and how to use them in your go/no-go decisions.
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