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Learn how to fly a diversion the way examiners actually want: turn first, pick a smart airport, then estimate heading, time, and fuel.
PatternLeaded avgas is being phased out by 2030 under the FAA's EAGLE program - here's what pilots need to know about G100UL and unleaded fuel.
TowerRadio Hangar explores The FBO Crew Car, the Free Beater With a Quarter Tank of Gas and No Radio Knob, and the Unwritten Rules of the Ramp.
RampLearn when and how to fly a go-around - and why deciding early, not the maneuver itself, is what keeps pilots safe.
PatternHow Bryan Allen pedaled the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel in 1979, achieving the first human-powered crossing.
TaildraggerLearn to recognize a vacuum pump failure and fly needle-ball-airspeed on partial panel before your attitude indicator lies you into a spiral.
PatternThe Pipistrel Velis Electro is the first type-certified electric airplane, with ~50 minutes of flight and cheap operating costs for pattern training.
VectorLearn how to read and file a PIREP - the only weather report made by a pilot in the air - to sharpen your go/no-go decisions.
PatternIn 1929 the Fokker 'Question Mark' stayed aloft 150 hours using in-flight refueling, proving aerial refueling was possible and reshaping aviation.
TaildraggerHow the Schneider Trophy seaplane races and the Supermarine S.6B gave birth to the Spitfire that saved Britain in 1940.
TaildraggerSureFly's certified electronic ignition module replaces one magneto with self-advancing timing for easier starts and lower maintenance.
VectorA KC-135 that survived a March mid-air collision flew home wearing a donor tail - a stark sign of an aging tanker fleet.
TowerThe XB-70 Valkyrie was a Mach-3 bomber that flew only twice, lost one aircraft in a 1966 photo-shoot crash, and survives in Dayton, Ohio.
TaildraggerUkraine claims a long-range drone strike on Russian radar and air defense sites - here's what it means for pilots and GPS reliability.
TowerHow Voyager and its crew flew nonstop around the world in 1986 - no landings, no refueling, and 18 gallons to spare.
TaildraggerWestJet cabin crew struck after 11 months of talks, grounding 300+ flights - here's what it means and what to do if you're booked.
TowerA cruise clearance gives IFR pilots a block of altitude plus pre-authorization to fly the approach and land at their destination.
TowerAir-launch drops a rocket from a jet at 40,000 feet to skip thick air - but orbit is a speed problem, and that's why the idea stalled.
VectorThe Floatplane Pilot pack for MSFS 2024 drops pilots into Alaskan bush flying - here's what it can and can't teach a real aviator.
TowerIn June 1919, Alcock and Brown flew the first nonstop transatlantic flight, eight years before Lindbergh.
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