Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky and the mountaintop runway where buffalo roam the taxiway
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky offers a mountaintop runway, bison on the taxiway, and one of GA's most dramatic flying experiences.
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Lincoln Beachey and the dive that silenced the man who owned the sky over San Francisco Bay
Lincoln Beachey, the most famous pilot of aviation's early era, died in a wing failure dive over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
TaildraggerWhy the US Navy still bets on the F A eighteen Super Hornet
The US Navy continues to rely on the F/A-18 Super Hornet because it delivers unmatched multirole flexibility from a carrier deck at a fraction of the F-35C's cost.
TowerFAR ninety-one dot one oh three and the four words that make every flight your legal responsibility before you ever start the engine
FAR 91.103 requires pilots to review all available information before every flight - here's what that actually means in practice.
PatternThe Royal Navy's F-thirty-five shortage and why Britain's carriers may never sail fully loaded
Britain's two massive carriers were built for 36 F-35Bs each, but the Royal Navy has only 33 jets total and may never reach full capacity.
TowerThe engine running rough at seven thousand five hundred feet and the three decisions you make in the next sixty seconds
When your engine runs rough at cruise altitude, three immediate decisions determine whether you land safely or become a statistic.
PatternHeart Aerospace and the ES-30 regional electric airliner that could rewire short-haul flying
Heart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner could reshape regional flying with 200 nm battery range and major airline backing.
VectorExplosion at Safran plant near Toulouse leaves two workers in critical condition
An explosion at Safran's Blagnac plant near Toulouse injured two workers critically, raising questions about aerospace supply chain impacts.
TowerThe Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst and the thirty-seven seconds that ended the age of the airship on May sixth, nineteen thirty-seven
The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937 destroyed the world's largest airship in 37 seconds and ended rigid airship travel forever.
TaildraggerWhy NATO countries are racing to replace their ageing fighter fleets
NATO countries are undertaking the largest fighter fleet replacement since the Cold War, driven by aging airframes and lessons from Ukraine.
TowerThe MCAS Miramar Air Show and the Top Gun flightline where the Blue Angels own the California sky
MCAS Miramar Air Show in San Diego delivers the Blue Angels, a full MAGTF combat demo, and unmatched military aircraft access on the birthplace of Top Gun.
RampWrong Way Corrigan and the transatlantic flight nobody was supposed to believe
Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan flew from New York to Dublin in 1938, claiming he meant to go to California - and never admitted otherwise.
TaildraggerState Department greenlights three hundred seventy-three million dollar JDAM sale to Ukraine
The State Department approved a $373.6 million JDAM-ER sale to Ukraine, with implications across defense and general aviation.
TowerHow to pass the vision portion of your aviation medical
Prepare for your FAA medical vision test by updating your corrective lens prescription two to four weeks before your appointment.
TowerSpirit Airlines' ninety-one jets stranded across twenty-six airports and the ferry pilots moving them
Spirit Airlines' 91 grounded Airbus jets are being ferried from 26 airports back to lessors in a months-long repositioning operation.
TowerSustainable Aviation Fuel and the five production pathways racing to replace Jet-A before the mandates hit
Five distinct chemical pathways are competing to produce sustainable aviation fuel, each with different feedstocks, costs, and timelines to replace Jet-A.
VectorJohnson Creek Airport in the Idaho backcountry and the mountain strip that every pilot should land at least once
Johnson Creek (3U16) in Idaho's backcountry is a bucket-list grass strip offering mountain flying, airplane camping, and pure GA freedom.
RampThe Tu-144 crash at the nineteen seventy-three Paris Air Show and the six seconds that destroyed the Soviet supersonic dream
The 1973 Tu-144 crash at the Paris Air Show killed 14 people and effectively ended the Soviet supersonic airliner program.
TaildraggerThe F-35 Lightning assembly line outside Milan and why NATO's stealth fighter is now made in Italy
Italy's Cameri facility assembles full-spec F-35 stealth fighters for NATO allies, serving as Europe's strategic hub for fifth-generation fighter production and sustainment.
TowerPivotal Helix and the personal electric aircraft you can fly without a pilot's license
The Pivotal Helix is a $190,000 electric VTOL aircraft you can fly without a pilot's license under FAA Part 103 ultralight rules.
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