Marine Corps F-35B Lightning Twos scatter across tiny Pacific islands in expeditionary pivot
The Marine Corps is scattering F-35B jets across remote Pacific islands in a major shift from concentrated basing to survivable dispersal.
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Ernie Gann and Fate is the Hunter, the pilot who wrote the truth about luck
Ernest K. Gann's Fate is the Hunter remains the finest aviation memoir ever written, a brutally honest account of luck, skill, and survival.
TaildraggerSupernal SA-2 and Hyundai's billion-dollar air taxi that nobody in general aviation is paying attention to
Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group's eVTOL subsidiary, is building the SA-2 air taxi with deep industrial advantages most aviation observers are overlooking.
VectorMackinac Island Airport and the no-cars island you can only reach by boat, horse, or airplane
Mackinac Island Airport sits atop a limestone bluff on an island that banned cars in 1898 - a fly-in destination unlike any other.
RampThe pilotage and dead reckoning cross-country and why your DPE wants to see you navigate without GPS
How to plan and fly a pilotage and dead reckoning cross-country, the skill your DPE will test on your private pilot checkride.
PatternThe nineteen ten Los Angeles Air Meet at Dominguez Field and the week that made America fall in love with flight
The 1910 Los Angeles Air Meet at Dominguez Field drew half a million spectators and ignited America's love affair with flight.
TaildraggerThe five longest US military runways and why they need all that concrete
The five longest US military runways stretch over two miles each, built for space shuttles, nuclear bombers, and experimental aircraft.
TowerElectra dot aero and the blown-lift hybrid that wants to turn any parking lot into an airport
Electra aero's blown-lift hybrid aircraft promises 300-foot takeoffs, 500-mile range, and 70% less fuel than turboprops.
VectorFAR ninety-one dot one nineteen and the minimum safe altitude rules that are simpler than you think
FAR 91.119 sets minimum safe altitudes in three layers: emergency landing capability everywhere, 1,000 feet over congested areas, and 500 feet over open areas.
PatternJackie Cochran and the orphan girl who became the fastest woman alive
Jackie Cochran rose from barefoot orphan to the fastest woman alive, breaking the sound barrier and holding over 200 flight records.
TaildraggerAmerican and United cut twenty-seven hundred May flights from O'Hare
American and United are cutting 2,700 May flights from O'Hare after the FAA intervened to address chronic overscheduling.
TowerGet-there-itis and the Sunday afternoon trap that turns good pilots into statistics
How get-there-itis kills VFR pilots and the practical framework to break the accident chain before it locks shut.
PatternThe NASA X-fifty-nine Quesst and the sonic thump that could rewrite the rules of supersonic flight
NASA's X-59 Quesst aircraft aims to replace the supersonic flight ban with a noise standard by proving sonic booms can be reduced to a quiet thump.
VectorThe Hawker Hurricane restorations and the Battle of Britain fighter that had to be rescued from obscurity
The Hawker Hurricane scored 60% of Battle of Britain kills yet nearly vanished - here's how restorers are saving it.
TaildraggerWhat flight attendants already know about you before you find your seat
Flight attendants can assess your travel experience within seconds of boarding using pattern recognition honed over thousands of flights.
TowerThe first flight of the Airbus A three eighty on April twenty-seventh, two thousand five
On April 27, 2005, the Airbus A380 - the largest commercial airplane ever built - made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.
TaildraggerThe simulated engine failure to a landing and the field selection mistakes that bust more checkrides than you think
Master the simulated engine failure checkride maneuver with proper field selection, energy management, and the restart checklist.
PatternSustainable aviation fuel and whether the math actually works for decarbonizing the sky
Sustainable aviation fuel can cut lifecycle emissions up to 80%, but production covers just 0.2% of global demand.
VectorAmerican Airlines joins Southwest in requiring power banks visible during flight
American Airlines now requires portable power banks to stay visible during flights, joining Southwest in a lithium battery safety push.
TowerThunder Over the Boardwalk at Atlantic City and the airshow where the ocean is your backdrop
Thunder Over the Boardwalk in Atlantic City is a free, beach-front airshow drawing 500,000 spectators each August.
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