Bill Odom and the Labor Day crash that killed the Cleveland National Air Races
The 1949 Berea crash that killed pilot Bill Odom and two bystanders ended the Cleveland National Air Races and reshaped airshow safety forever.
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Building the navigation log from scratch and the pencil-and-paper flight plan that proves you can fly without the iPad
Learn to build a VFR navigation log by hand, from true course to fuel burn, with a step-by-step walkthrough.
PatternCatalina Island's Airport in the Sky and the hilltop runway floating above the Pacific
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky offers a mountaintop runway 1,600 feet above the Pacific with stunning views, bison, and the iconic DC-3 Grill.
RampClearing turns and the two three-sixty degree scans that keep you alive before every practice maneuver
Clearing turns are your primary defense against midair collisions before practice maneuvers—here's how to do them effectively.
PatternDetect and avoid and the sensor fusion problem standing between autonomous aircraft and the open sky
Detect and avoid technology requires fusing radar, cameras, and ADS-B data to replace human see-and-avoid capability for autonomous aircraft.
VectorDick Bong and America's Ace of Aces who never wanted to be famous
Major Richard 'Dick' Bong scored 40 aerial victories in WWII, becoming America's all-time Ace of Aces.
TaildraggerEBACE twenty twenty-six in Geneva and the business aviation technology you should be watching this week
EBACE 2026 in Geneva showcases business aviation technologies that will shape general aviation cockpits within the next decade.
VectorEmirates first class on miles and the sweet spots that get you into the A three eighty shower suite
Find the best Emirates A380 first class sweet spots using miles, with some routes returning over 7 cents per point.
TowerFAR ninety-one dot one thirteen and the right-of-way rules that keep you from swapping paint at pattern altitude
FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules explained with practical scenarios for the checkride and real-world pattern flying.
PatternFlying Legends at Duxford and the warbird airshow where Spitfires still own the English sky
Flying Legends at Duxford is the world's premier warbird airshow, flying WWII fighters from the same grass where they once went to war.
RampInside AMAC Aerospace and the world of VIP widebody completions
AMAC Aerospace transforms factory-fresh widebody jets into flying command centers for heads of state and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
TowerMathias Rust and the teenager who flew a Cessna into the heart of Moscow
In 1987, 19-year-old Mathias Rust flew a rented Cessna 172 through Soviet airspace and landed near the Kremlin, changing Cold War history.
TaildraggerNavy Growler midair at Mountain Home and what airshow safety looks like after the smoke clears
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB with both crews landing safely.
TowerNavy pilot pay and the path from Commander to Admiral in twenty twenty-six
Navy pilot pay in 2026 ranges from $130,000 for Commanders to $225,000 for four-star Admirals, but total compensation tells a bigger story.
TowerSkardu Airport and the visual-only approach through the Karakoram
Skardu Airport has runways longer than O'Hare but no instrument approach — every flight threads a Karakoram valley by sight alone.
TowerSynthetic vision and the glass cockpit feature that paints terrain you cannot see
Synthetic vision paints terrain on your cockpit display using GPS and databases—here's how it works and where pilots get it wrong.
VectorTextron delivers the first Cessna SkyCourier to Air Marshall Islands
Textron delivers the first Cessna SkyCourier to Air Marshall Islands, modernizing lifeline air service across 29 Pacific atolls.
TowerThe alternator failure fifty miles from home at dusk and the load-shedding checklist you build in your head
How to handle an alternator failure in flight using load shedding and scenario-based decision making.
PatternThe Bristol Blenheim and the twenty-year resurrection of Britain's forgotten bomber
The Bristol Blenheim flew Britain's first offensive mission of WWII, then vanished — until one man spent 31 years bringing her back.
TaildraggerThe Mount Saint Helens eruption of May eighteenth nineteen eighty and the volcanic ash cloud that grounded the Northwest and changed aviation forever
The 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption exposed aviation's vulnerability to volcanic ash and sparked the global warning systems pilots rely on today.
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