PIREPs and the pilot weather reports that fill the gaps between forecasts and what is actually happening up there
Learn how to read, use, and file PIREPs to get real-time weather intelligence that forecasts alone cannot provide.
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Skyryse and the FlightOS autopilot turning helicopters into fly-by-wire machines anyone can operate
Skyryse's FlightOS retrofits existing helicopters with full fly-by-wire controls, promising to dramatically improve safety and simplify operations.
VectorSouthwest Airlines bans robots from its planes two days after one actually flew for the first time
Southwest Airlines banned humanoid robots from its flights just two days after one flew in a passenger seat for the first time.
TowerThe CFM RISE open fan engine and the radical architecture that could reshape every airliner wing by twenty thirty-five
CFM International's RISE open fan engine promises 20% fuel savings but demands entirely new aircraft designs by the mid-2030s.
VectorThe door that pops open after takeoff and the panic response that has killed more pilots than the door ever could
An open door after takeoff won't crash your airplane, but your panic response might—here's how to handle it.
PatternThe Dornier Do seventeen pulled from the English Channel and the only surviving Bomber of its kind
The last surviving Dornier Do 17, a WWII German bomber, was recovered from the English Channel in 2013 after 73 years underwater.
TaildraggerThe Eviation Alice and the all-electric commuter airplane that finally left the ground
The Eviation Alice is the most credible all-electric commuter airplane to fly, but physics and infrastructure challenges remain formidable.
VectorThe Gloster E twenty-eight thirty-nine and the secret jet that changed everything on May fifteenth, nineteen forty-one
On May 15, 1941, the Gloster E.28/39 made Britain's first jet-powered flight, proving Frank Whittle's revolutionary engine concept.
TaildraggerThe Grande Semaine d'Aviation at Reims and the week in nineteen oh nine when the world saw airplanes for the very first time
The 1909 Grande Semaine d'Aviation at Reims, France was the event that proved aviation was real and invented the airshow.
TaildraggerThe Grumman F6F Hellcat and the fighter designed from day one to kill the Zero
How the Grumman F6F Hellcat was engineered from captured Zero data to dominate the Pacific air war with a 19-to-1 kill ratio.
TaildraggerThe Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino and the flying museum where warbirds you thought were gone forever still take to the sky
The Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino offers rare warbird flights, including the world's only flyable Zero, in an intimate setting unlike any other U.S. airshow.
RampThomas Fitzpatrick and the stolen airplane he landed on a New York City street twice to win a bar bet
Thomas Fitzpatrick stole airplanes twice from Teterboro and landed them on Manhattan streets to win bar bets in 1956 and 1958.
TaildraggerWhat Major Airline Captains Are Earning Per Hour In Twenty Twenty-Six
Major airline captains in 2026 earn $300–$450+ per hour, with senior widebody captains at United, Delta, and American topping $500,000 annually.
TowerWiley Post and the one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy who flew around the world twice and found the jet stream
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oil field, flew around the world twice, and discovered the jet stream that every airline uses today.
TaildraggerAntoine de Saint-Exupéry and the pilot who wrote The Little Prince then vanished into the Mediterranean sky
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry flew mail routes over the Sahara and Andes before writing The Little Prince, then vanished over the Mediterranean in 1944.
TaildraggerBoeing ordered to pay forty-nine point five million dollars to a seven thirty-seven MAX crash family after seven years in court
A federal jury ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million to a Lion Air 610 victim's family after a seven-year legal battle over the 737 MAX crashes.
TowerCharlie Furnas and the first airplane passenger who climbed aboard at Kill Devil Hills on May fourteenth, nineteen oh eight
On May 14, 1908, mechanic Charlie Furnas became the first airplane passenger in America at Kill Devil Hills, NC.
TaildraggerDoc the B-twenty-nine Superfortress and the sixteen-year volunteer miracle that brought her back from the Mojave Desert
How 300,000 hours of volunteer labor brought B-29 Doc from a desert hulk to the second flying Superfortress in the world.
TaildraggerEAA AirVenture Oshkosh twenty twenty-six and the ten days that turn a Wisconsin cornfield into the busiest airport on the planet
Everything you need to know about EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, from the Fisk arrival to warbirds, forums, and camping under your wing.
RampFAR ninety-one dot seventeen and the fitness-for-flight rules that go way beyond eight hours bottle to throttle
FAR 91.17 covers far more than the eight-hour bottle-to-throttle rule — here's what every pilot must know about fitness for flight.
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