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FLYING Magazine's 2027 calendar features photography by editor-in-chief Jessica Ambats, combining a century of editorial tradition with the rare perspective of a working pilot behind the lens.
TowerFrank Luke recorded 18 aerial victories in 17 days in September 1918, becoming America's deadliest balloon buster and the AEF's second-highest scoring ace.
TaildraggerGaston's White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas has welcomed fly-in pilots since 1958 with a private grass strip, world-class trout fishing, and one of the best meals in American aviation travel.
RampGOES-16's 60-second mesoscale satellite updates and Geostationary Lightning Mapper give pilots an unprecedented real-time view of developing convection.
VectorIn-flight fire is three separate emergencies - engine, electrical, and cabin - each with a distinct procedure. Here's what the ACS expects and why treating them as one is dangerous.
PatternJetZero's Z-5 demonstrator, backed by a $235M Air Force contract, aims to validate a wing-body design that could cut narrowbody fuel burn by up to 50%.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Joby Autonomous Caravan Flies Cross-Country Without Pilot Input.
TowerRadio Hangar explores Joby Flies Autonomous Caravan Coast-to-Coast.
TowerJoby Aviation flew a Cessna 208 Caravan coast-to-coast across the U.S. with no pilot aboard - a genuine autonomy milestone with major implications for cargo aviation.
TowerOn the night of May 16, 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers flew at 60 feet over black water to deliver a weapon nobody believed could exist.
TaildraggerREGENT Craft's electric seaglider uses ground effect physics to cruise 10 feet above water at 180 mph - certified as a marine vessel, not an FAA aircraft.
VectorRoscoe Turner won the Thompson Trophy three times - in 1933, 1934, and 1938 - a record no pilot before or since has matched in American air racing history.
TaildraggerThe Roc - the world's largest aircraft by wingspan at 385 feet - is now America's mobile hypersonic test platform for critical Department of Defense programs.
VectorTangier Island (TGI) is a disappearing Chesapeake Bay island with a 2,900-foot turf strip, no fuel, and blue crab that justifies every mile of the over-water approach.
RampThe 2023 American Legend AL18 MOAC earns an AircraftForSale top pick for its purpose-engineered suspension and high-power configuration built for serious off-airport operations.
TowerThe base-to-final skidding turn kills more VFR pilots than almost any other maneuver - here's the mechanics and discipline that prevent it.
PatternThe FAA's LADD program limits who sees your ADS-B data on commercial tracking sites, but the broadcast itself is open - and no regulation changes that.
VectorLibyan prosecutors arrested two pilots after a Cessna Citation Latitude crash at Misrata International Airport, alleging both flew while intoxicated.
TowerThe Lockheed P-38 Lightning redefined American air power in WWII - from an impossible design brief to the mission that killed the architect of Pearl Harbor.
TaildraggerThe Memphis Belle B-17F completed 25 combat missions over occupied Europe in 1943 with all ten crew members surviving, then spent decades deteriorating outdoors before a 13-year restoration brought her to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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