Traffic Pattern
May 7, 2026
Slow flight training teaches pilots how the region of reversed command changes control inputs, a skill critical for safe landings and pattern work.
Pattern ATIS
May 7, 2026
The Maverick Act would transfer three F-14D Tomcats to Huntsville, Alabama, with at least one potentially restored to flying condition.
Tower ATIS
May 6, 2026
A Trump-affiliated licensing deal at Palm Beach International Airport grants exclusive merchandise sales and biographical content control inside the terminal.
Tower The Hangar
May 6, 2026
In 1987, 19-year-old Mathias Rust flew a rented Cessna 172 from Helsinki to Moscow's Red Square, exposing Soviet air defense failures and reshaping Cold War politics.
Taildragger Ramp Check
May 6, 2026
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky offers a mountaintop runway, bison on the taxiway, and one of GA's most dramatic flying experiences.
Ramp The Hangar
May 6, 2026
Lincoln Beachey, the most famous pilot of aviation's early era, died in a wing failure dive over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
Taildragger ATIS
May 6, 2026
The US Navy continues to rely on the F/A-18 Super Hornet because it delivers unmatched multirole flexibility from a carrier deck at a fraction of the F-35C's cost.
Tower Traffic Pattern
May 6, 2026
FAR 91.103 requires pilots to review all available information before every flight - here's what that actually means in practice.
Pattern ATIS
May 6, 2026
Britain's two massive carriers were built for 36 F-35Bs each, but the Royal Navy has only 33 jets total and may never reach full capacity.
Tower Traffic Pattern
May 6, 2026
When your engine runs rough at cruise altitude, three immediate decisions determine whether you land safely or become a statistic.
Pattern Cleared Direct
May 6, 2026
Heart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner could reshape regional flying with 200 nm battery range and major airline backing.
Vector ATIS
May 6, 2026
An explosion at Safran's Blagnac plant near Toulouse injured two workers critically, raising questions about aerospace supply chain impacts.
Tower The Hangar
May 6, 2026
The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937 destroyed the world's largest airship in 37 seconds and ended rigid airship travel forever.
Taildragger ATIS
May 6, 2026
NATO countries are undertaking the largest fighter fleet replacement since the Cold War, driven by aging airframes and lessons from Ukraine.
Tower Ramp Check
May 6, 2026
MCAS Miramar Air Show in San Diego delivers the Blue Angels, a full MAGTF combat demo, and unmatched military aircraft access on the birthplace of Top Gun.
Ramp The Hangar
May 6, 2026
Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan flew from New York to Dublin in 1938, claiming he meant to go to California - and never admitted otherwise.
Taildragger ATIS
May 6, 2026
The State Department approved a $373.6 million JDAM-ER sale to Ukraine, with implications across defense and general aviation.
Tower ATIS
May 6, 2026
Prepare for your FAA medical vision test by updating your corrective lens prescription two to four weeks before your appointment.
Tower ATIS
May 5, 2026
Spirit Airlines' 91 grounded Airbus jets are being ferried from 26 airports back to lessors in a months-long repositioning operation.
Tower Cleared Direct
May 5, 2026
Five distinct chemical pathways are competing to produce sustainable aviation fuel, each with different feedstocks, costs, and timelines to replace Jet-A.
Vector