Douglas Bader and the legless fighter ace who escaped from prison camps as often as he shot down Messerschmitts
Douglas Bader lost both legs in a 1931 crash, then became one of the RAF's deadliest fighter aces in World War II.
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FAR ninety-one dot two oh five and the required instruments checklist that decides whether your airplane is legal before you ever start it
FAR 91.205 lists the instruments and equipment required for legal VFR flight, easily remembered with the mnemonic A TOMATO FLAMES.
PatternHermeus and the Mach five aircraft that could cross the Atlantic in ninety minutes
Hermeus is building a Mach 5 aircraft to cross the Atlantic in 90 minutes, and they've already put test hardware in the air.
VectorLilium and the thirty-six ducted electric jets that went bankrupt before they could prove the physics
Lilium bet everything on 36 ducted electric jets, went bankrupt, and is now attempting a comeback under new ownership.
VectorRAF Airdrop to Tristan da Cunha after Suspected Hantavirus Case
The RAF airdropped medical teams onto Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island, after a suspected hantavirus case.
TowerRudolf Hess and the solo Messerschmitt flight to Scotland that nobody ordered on May tenth, nineteen forty-one
On May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess flew a Messerschmitt Bf 110 solo from Germany to Scotland in one of aviation's most bizarre unauthorized missions.
TaildraggerSecret crew rest bunks and why long-haul pilots sleep on the job
Long-haul pilots sleep in hidden onboard bunks during flight — and aviation regulations require it for safety.
TowerSentimental Journey to Cub Haven and the Piper Cubs that come home to Lock Haven every June
Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven brings hundreds of Piper Cubs back to Lock Haven, PA, every June for aviation's most soulful fly-in.
RampThe alternator failure fifty miles from home and the electrical budget that gets you down safely
How to handle an alternator failure in flight: confirm, shed load, divert to the simplest airport, and land safely.
PatternThe Garmin GI 275 and the three-inch screen replacing every steam gauge in general aviation
The Garmin GI 275 is modernizing more GA cockpits than any other avionics product by fitting glass-panel technology into standard three-inch instrument holes.
VectorThe preflight inspection on the checkride and the items you walk past every day that the examiner will ask you to explain
The preflight inspection is your checkride's first scored event — here are the seven items examiners ask about most often.
PatternWhiskey Seven and the D-Day C-forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy years later
Whiskey Seven, a D-Day C-47 that dropped paratroopers over Normandy in 1944, was restored and flew the same mission 70 years later.
TaildraggerArcher Aviation's Midnight eVTOL and the twelve-rotor tilt aircraft betting everything on Los Angeles
Archer Aviation's Midnight eVTOL uses twelve electric motors and a tilt-rotor design to target short urban flights in Los Angeles by 2027.
VectorDelta Ground Crew Member Killed in Tug Accident at Orlando International
A Delta ground crew member was killed in a tug accident at Orlando International, highlighting persistent ramp safety gaps across the industry.
TowerFive aircraft that earned the trust of pilots from trainers to widebodies
These five aircraft earned pilot trust through decades of consistent performance, from the forgiving Piper Cherokee to the record-setting Boeing 777.
TowerInadvertent IMC on a VFR cross-country and the one hundred eighty degree turn that saves your life
Learn how to survive inadvertent IMC as a VFR pilot with the life-saving 180-degree turn and the decision-making skills to avoid it entirely.
PatternReliable Robotics and the autonomous Cessna Caravan flying cargo without a pilot on board
Reliable Robotics is retrofitting Cessna Caravans to fly cargo without a pilot on board, using remote operators instead.
VectorSaburo Sakai and the four-hour flight home blind in one eye after a bullet through the skull
How Saburo Sakai flew a Zero 560 miles home with a bullet in his skull, blind in one eye, and survived.
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Singapore Airlines will operate 128 weekly flights to Europe in summer 2026, its largest-ever European schedule.
TowerSwamp Ghost the B-seventeen Flying Fortress pulled from a Papua New Guinea swamp after sixty-four years
Swamp Ghost, a B-17E that crash-landed in Papua New Guinea in 1942, survived 64 years in a swamp before its extraordinary recovery.
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