Wisk Aero and the Boeing-backed air taxi that wants to fly without a pilot on board at all
Wisk Aero is building a fully autonomous electric air taxi backed by Boeing, with no pilot on board at all.
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The Skyraider Is Back: Air Force Special Operations Command's New Light Attack Aircraft
AFSOC has designated the Embraer Super Tucano as the A-29B Skyraider II, reviving a legendary name for austere-field light attack operations.
TowerThe sunset you did not plan for and the forty minutes of daylight you just lost to a late departure
A late departure turns a safe cross-country into a high-stress race against sunset - here's how to recognize and manage that risk.
PatternAirbus ZEROe and the hydrogen-powered airliner that could retire jet fuel by twenty thirty-five
Airbus ZEROe aims to deliver hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035, replacing jet fuel with a radical new energy source.
VectorFlak Bait the B-twenty-six Marauder and the Smithsonian restoration of the most battle-damaged American bomber to survive the war
Flak Bait, the most battle-damaged American bomber to survive WWII, flew 207 missions and took over 1,000 flak holes before its painstaking Smithsonian restoration.
TaildraggerUnited Airlines Newark incident and the NTSB findings on UA one sixty-nine's low approach
NTSB findings on United flight 169's low approach at Newark reveal critical lessons about visual approach discipline for all pilots.
TowerThe C-forty-seven armada that launched into the dark on June fifth, nineteen forty-four, carrying the airborne to Normandy
On June 5, 1944, over 800 C-47 crews flew paratroopers into Normandy through flak and cloud, launching the D-Day invasion.
TaildraggerThe steep turn on the checkride and the back pressure you forget halfway around that costs you a hundred feet
Learn why altitude loss in steep turns happens and how to fix it before your private pilot checkride.
PatternThe Garmin GFC 500 autopilot and the envelope protection that used to cost a million dollars now sitting in a Cessna one seventy-two
The Garmin GFC 500 autopilot brings airline-grade envelope protection to piston singles for $17K–$28K installed.
VectorThe nearly new Dreamliner worth more dead than alive
A near-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner with just 13 flight hours is being scrapped for parts because supply chain failures make it worth more dead than alive.
TowerRiyadh Air's first Boeing seven eighty-seven Dreamliners escorted home by the Saudi Hawks
Riyadh Air received its first Boeing 787 Dreamliners with a Saudi Hawks military escort, signaling Saudi Arabia's bold entry into Gulf aviation.
TowerEnhanced Flight Vision Systems and the FAA rule that lets you land when you cannot see the runway with your own eyes
EFVS lets pilots land using sensor imagery instead of natural vision, fundamentally changing how weather minimums work.
VectorThe science behind contrails and why some jets leave them while others don't
Contrails form when jet exhaust water vapor freezes in cold air - temperature, humidity, and engine type determine visibility.
TowerCessna Citation M2 Gen3 completes first flight and what it means for the light jet market
The Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 completed its first flight, bringing updated avionics, improved aerodynamics, and autothrottle to the entry-level light jet market.
TowerNoel Wien and the first flight between Anchorage and Fairbanks that opened Alaska to the airplane
Noel Wien's 1924 flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks in an open-cockpit biplane changed Alaska forever.
TaildraggerPicking your VFR checkpoints and the landmarks that disappear at altitude
Learn how to pick VFR checkpoints that actually work from the air, not just on a sectional chart.
PatternJohn Derry and the nineteen fifty-two Farnborough disaster that rewrote airshow safety forever
The 1952 Farnborough airshow disaster killed 31 people and fundamentally changed how every airshow in the world manages spectator safety.
TaildraggerThe F-sixteen Fighting Falcon and the price of flying four hundred knots on taxpayer fuel
The F-16 Fighting Falcon gets just 0.6 miles per gallon at cruise, burning 800 gallons of JP-8 per hour.
TowerFAR ninety-one dot two thirteen and what you are actually allowed to fly with when something on the panel is broken
Learn the four-step process under FAR 91.213 to determine if you can legally fly with inoperative instruments or equipment.
PatternSAS Returns To India After Seventeen Years But Doesn't Quite Make It There
SAS turned back its first Copenhagen-Mumbai flight in 17 years after discovering overflight permits weren't in order over Azerbaijan.
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