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Wisk Aero is pursuing FAA certification for a fully pilotless passenger aircraft, arguing redundant automation can be statistically safer than a human pilot.
VectorHow Aireon's ADS-B receivers on 66 Iridium NEXT satellites ended decades of oceanic surveillance gaps and transformed global air traffic control.
VectorThe AOPA Foundation's Flying Clubs Initiative has reached 300 clubs nationwide, with the Lake Missoula Flight Club in Montana earning the milestone.
TowerBarry Schiff's weeklong Mexican Riviera cruise pairs structured aviation seminars with a vacation, offering pilots and mechanics a new model for recurrent training.
TowerBob Reeve turned Alaska's tidal mudflats and glaciers into a commercial freight operation in 1932, building one of aviation's most unlikely empires from nothing.
TaildraggerCarburetor ice forms in clear skies on humid days and silently kills engine power during approach - here's how to recognize it and prevent it.
PatternFAR 91.119 isn't a single altitude number - it's four distinct standards based on what's below your aircraft. Here's what each one actually requires.
PatternFAR 91.113 establishes a two-part right-of-way framework - an aircraft-type hierarchy and four converging traffic rules - every pilot must know cold before checkride and before entering shared airspace.
PatternFriday Harbor Airport puts pilots on a forested island 85 nautical miles from Seattle, with orcas, fresh salmon, and one of the most scenic overwater crossings in U.S. general aviation.
RampGlenn Curtiss beat Louis Bleriot by six seconds at the 1909 Rheims air meet to win the world's first international air trophy - and reshape American aviation.
TaildraggerVFR pilots have an average of 178 seconds after entering a cloud before spatial disorientation becomes unrecoverable - here's the escape procedure and why it must be automatic.
PatternJohnson Creek Airport is a one-way grass strip at 5,000 feet in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains - a destination that demands rigorous preparation and delivers one of aviation's most unforgettable experiences.
RampRichard Bong of Poplar, Wisconsin earned 40 aerial kills flying a P-38 Lightning over New Guinea - a record no American pilot has ever broken.
TaildraggerHow Barnes Wallis's spinning bomb and 617 Squadron's precision flying destroyed two of Germany's most critical dams in a single night in 1943.
TaildraggerOrmer Locklear invented barnstorming in 1919, became one of America's most famous men, and died on a Hollywood film set on August 2, 1920, at age 28.
TaildraggerOn October 15, 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier became the first human being in recorded history to leave the ground, rising 84 feet above Paris in a tethered Montgolfier balloon.
TaildraggerThe FAA has reported an uptick in runway incursion events at both towered and non-towered airports. Here's what's driving them and how to protect yourself on the ground.
TowerMaster steep turns for your private pilot checkride with the load factor physics, back-pressure timing, and scan discipline examiners demand.
PatternOn August 7, 1955, Boeing test pilot Tex Johnston rolled the 707 prototype twice over Lake Washington - a calculated gamble that may have sold the jet age.
TaildraggerAirbus is assessing a production rate increase for the A350 wide-body, currently built at 4–5 aircraft per month, as post-pandemic long-haul demand outpaces supply.
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