REGENT Craft's Viceroy seaglider uses wing-in-ground-effect physics to carry 12 passengers at 160 mph along coastal routes - and certifies as a boat, not a plane.
Airbus streams the A350F maiden flight live on September 29, 2026 - what to watch, what it means, and why the cargo industry matters to all of aviation.
Archer Aviation's Midnight has real flight hours and a real FAA certification track, but three separate approvals still separate a flying prototype from a fare-paying passenger.
The base-to-final crossed-control stall is one of general aviation's most persistent fatal accident types - here's the aerodynamics, the habit failures, and the technique to prevent it.
Carburetor ice can form on warm, humid days and silently choke your engine on approach - here's how to recognize it, prevent it, and handle it correctly.
The F4U Corsair was rejected by the Navy for carrier use, given to the Marines, and became the most feared fighter in the Pacific - serving through two wars across 13 years of production.
The magenta dashed circle on your sectional marks a Class Echo surface area - controlled airspace that extends to the ground at non-towered airports with instrument approaches.
In 1924, eight U.S. Army Air Service pilots completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe in open-cockpit Douglas World Cruisers, covering 26,345 miles in 175 days.
The Enola Gay's story spans the most consequential bombing mission in history, decades of outdoor neglect, a painstaking restoration, and a museum controversy that cost a director his job.
The FAA is revoking exemptions that allowed older Cessna Citation jets to fly commercial operations with a single pilot, directly affecting Part 135 charter operators.
SpaceX's 100+ annual launches are generating routine TFRs across East Coast and Gulf routes - here's what every pilot needs to know for 2026 briefings.
The go-around is one of the most critical and least-practiced maneuvers in private pilot training - here's the decision framework and exact technique every student needs.
The Graphical Turbulence Guidance is a free NOAA tool updated hourly at aviationweather.gov that forecasts clear air turbulence across the continental US - most pilots have never opened it.
Master the in-flight diversion with a 60-second preflight habit and a five-step airborne sequence that turns an unexpected reroute into a managed decision.
On August 16, 1942, a Navy K-class blimp landed itself in a California street - its two-man crew gone without a trace, no distress call, no bodies ever found.
A military Let L-410 Turbolet crash near Kenge, DRC killed all 13 aboard, revealing the safety infrastructure gaps that separate high-oversight aviation systems from the rest.
The FAA issued more A&P mechanic certificates in 2025 than any year on record - a 23.2% jump - but industry forecasters still project a growing workforce shortfall.