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FAR 91.155 sets VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements that shift with airspace class, altitude, and time of day - with the logic behind each.
PatternFAR 91.213 gives pilots a structured four-step decision process to determine whether inoperative equipment legally grounds a flight or can be deferred safely.
PatternHarold Gillam was Alaska's most legendary bush pilot until a 1943 crash in the Coast Range claimed his life at age 39 during a solo rescue attempt.
TaildraggerHoneywell's SURF-A ground vehicle alert system is heading to three Phoenix-area airports as the FAA makes runway incursion prevention a top national priority.
TowerJacqueline Cochran broke the sound barrier in 1953, won the Bendix Trophy, and commanded the WASP - the most decorated pilot in history, male or female.
TaildraggerAn NTSB investigation determined that a fatal Cessna 421 accident was caused by 145 gallons of Jet-A loaded into tanks designed for 100LL avgas - a preventable error that pilots can catch themselves.
TowerJohn Alcock and Arthur Brown completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight in June 1919 - eight years before Lindbergh - in an open-cockpit biplane through ice and zero-visibility cloud.
TaildraggerJohnson Creek Airport (3U2) is a 2,890-foot grass strip at 4,960 feet MSL deep in Idaho's Payette National Forest - one of the most rewarding backcountry destinations in the American West.
RampLeadville Lake County Airport sits at 9,927 feet MSL - the highest paved public-use airport in North America - and delivers a real-world density altitude lesson no ground school can replicate.
RampThe NTSB's preliminary report on a fatal September 15, 2026 California news helicopter crash documents a rapid descent - here's what the early findings mean for all pilots.
TowerOrmer Locklear invented wing walking, became America's most famous barnstormer and aerial movie star, and died at 28 when Hollywood floodlights caused spatial disorientation during a filmed spin.
TaildraggerSalt Lake City International Airport is raising hangar rents for 58 GA tenants, triggering questions about federal grant assurance protections every pilot with a leased hangar should understand.
TowerThe FAA's 2017 ACS revision changed slow flight - a sounding stall warning during your demonstration is now a checkride bust, not proof you nailed it.
PatternTecnam's P2008JC NG is pursuing FAA Part 23 certification as a modern composite trainer aimed at replacing the aging Cessna and Piper fleets dominating U.S. flight schools.
TowerTextron Aviation's new paid Kansas apprenticeship targets high schoolers for A&P, avionics, and engine work - a direct response to a deepening technician shortage reshaping every pilot's maintenance experience.
TowerAireon's space-based ADS-B network, operational since April 2019, gave air traffic controllers real-time surveillance over the North Atlantic for the first time in aviation history.
VectorAuto-GCAS has saved more than a dozen F-16 pilots since 2014 by taking direct control during incapacitation - with zero false positives across a decade of operations.
VectorHow five minutes of dive bombing on June 4, 1942 - and the torpedo crews who made it possible - turned the tide of the Pacific War at Midway.
TaildraggerThe Boeing X-37B has completed six fully autonomous orbital missions since 2010 - including one lasting 908 days - and lands itself on a runway every time.
VectorThe Douglas DC-3 made commercial aviation profitable in 1936 and still flies today - the aircraft that reshaped how the world moves people.
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