The heading you planned versus the heading you fly and the five corrections between your plotter and your compass
Learn the five corrections that convert a true course from your sectional chart to the compass heading you actually fly.
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Boom Supersonic's Overture and why the next supersonic airliner looks nothing like Concorde
Boom Supersonic's Overture differs from Concorde in speed, materials, engines, and wing design thanks to 30 years of technological advancement.
TowerDelta's A321neo lie-flat seat saga and the Safran Vue design that may never see a cabin
Delta's brand-new A321neo sits parked in storage as the Safran Vue lie-flat seat program hits certification snags.
TowerThe oil streak on the belly you find during a fuel stop a hundred and fifty miles from home
How to assess and respond to an oil streak on your airplane's belly during a fuel stop away from home.
PatternBoeing Seven Seven Seven X certification delays and what it means for the future of widebody aviation
Boeing's 777X faces another certification delay over folding wingtip testing, pushing first deliveries to 2027 or later.
TowerCharles Rolls and the first nonstop double crossing of the English Channel on June second, nineteen ten
On June 2, 1910, Charles Rolls completed the first nonstop round-trip flight across the English Channel - and died flying 39 days later.
TaildraggerThe power-on stall on the checkride and the wing drop you fix with the wrong control
Avoid the most common power-on stall checkride failure by using rudder, not aileron, to correct a wing drop during recovery.
PatternHow airlines actually price first class seats and why not every passenger up front paid the same fare
First class passengers on the same flight often pay wildly different fares thanks to airline revenue management systems.
TowerThe Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront and the downtown runway where jets scream over the city skyline
The Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport delivers a world-class airshow experience in a rare downtown setting every Labor Day weekend.
RampThe Graphical Forecast for Aviation tool and the big-picture weather page most student pilots have never opened
The Graphical Forecast for Aviation (GFA) shows big-picture weather across your entire route - here's how to use it.
PatternThe boarding habits that tell flight crews exactly how much flying experience you have
Flight crews can identify your experience level within seconds of boarding based on how you move, stow your bag, and handle turbulence.
TowerHanwha Aerospace shuts down Daejeon weapons plant after fatal explosion
Hanwha Aerospace halts Daejeon weapons plant production after a fatal explosion, with potential ripple effects across global aerospace supply chains.
TowerHorizon Air unveils Toy Story 5 livery as its tenth Disney-themed aircraft
Horizon Air unveils a Toy Story 5 livery on an Embraer E175, marking Alaska Airlines' tenth Disney-themed aircraft.
TowerThe Collins Aerospace Perigon flight deck and the clean-sheet avionics suite built for the next generation of cockpits
Collins Aerospace's Perigon flight deck is a clean-sheet avionics suite designed for next-generation cockpits, debuting on the Cessna Citation Ascend.
VectorThe NOTAM you scrolled past and the closed runway waiting at your destination
Learn how to efficiently read and interpret NOTAMs so you never arrive at a closed runway or miss critical flight safety information.
PatternBill Stead and the Nevada rancher who invented the Reno Air Races in nineteen sixty-four
Bill Stead, a Nevada cattle rancher and pilot, single-handedly revived American air racing by founding the Reno Air Races in 1964.
TaildraggerLATAM Boeing seven eighty-seven stranded on Easter Island after ground crew tears off a cabin door with airstairs
A LATAM Boeing 787 was stranded on Easter Island after ground crew tore off a cabin door with an airstair unit.
TowerThe Airbus A three fifty dash one thousand and the nine thousand nautical mile airplane
How the Airbus A350-1000 achieves 9,000 nautical miles of range through composites, engine efficiency, and aerodynamic design.
TowerThirty miles out with the ceiling dropping and the three options you have to rank in the next two minutes
When weather deteriorates 30 miles from your destination, here's how to rank your three options before the clouds decide for you.
PatternFrontier Airlines cabin odor incident hospitalizes three passengers in Orlando
Three Frontier Airlines passengers were hospitalized after a mysterious cabin odor incident at Orlando International Airport.
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