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Aireon's space-based ADS-B network, hosted on 66 Iridium NEXT satellites, cut North Atlantic position update intervals from 14 minutes to 8 seconds and reduced lateral separation to 15 nautical miles.
VectorCarburetor ice can form on clear days at temperatures up to 70°F - here's how to recognize it, apply carb heat correctly, and build the habit before you need it.
PatternFIS-B radar data on your ForeFlight or Garmin display is typically 15–20 minutes old - here's why, and how to fly with that reality in mind.
VectorDensity altitude silently degrades lift, thrust, and climb rate - learn the three numbers to calculate it and the process to make safe go/no-go decisions.
PatternDick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled circumnavigation of the globe in December 1986, flying 24,986 miles in nine days aboard the homebuilt Voyager.
TaildraggerDon Sheldon pioneered glacier landing techniques in the Alaska Range across three decades, and his methods remain the standard for high-mountain bush flying today.
TaildraggerEpic Flight Academy is adding A&P test prep courses in Florida and Kentucky, addressing a projected global shortage of 610,000 aviation maintenance technicians.
TowerFAR 91.159 governs which altitudes VFR pilots must use above 3,000 feet AGL - here's the logic behind the rule and how to apply it correctly.
PatternFrontier Airlines will launch three routes from Orlando to Colombia in December 2026, marking the carrier's first-ever South American service and signaling new fare competition.
TowerGarmin Autoland, FAA-certified in November 2020, lets an untrained passenger land a plane with a single button press when the pilot is incapacitated.
VectorGaston's White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas has welcomed fly-in pilots to its 2,400-foot grass strip since 1958, with world-class trout fishing steps from the tiedown.
RampHeart Aerospace's 2022 pivot from the ES19 to the 30-seat hybrid-electric ES30 reveals what honest engineering looks like in regional electric aviation.
VectorHermeus is developing a Mach 5 aircraft to carry passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes - here's whether the engineering backs the claim.
VectorJoby Aviation and BETA Technologies are flying eVTOL aircraft in federally supervised North Texas airspace integration tests - a milestone every pilot should track.
TowerMalaysia grounds Flying Doctor Service helicopter operations in Sarawak following a crash that killed five people, raising broader questions about safety in humanitarian aviation.
TowerA federal appeals court upheld a Department of Labor ruling that Nicholas Air retaliated against a captain-in-training who raised safety concerns, confirming AIR 21 protections for pilots.
TowerOperation Vittles proved a blockaded city of 2.5 million could be sustained entirely by air - and produced one of aviation's most unlikely heroes.
TaildraggerRoscoe Turner's three Thompson Trophy wins remain unmatched after 80 years, making him the definitive figure of golden age American air racing.
TaildraggerTwenty-five years after September 11 reshaped aviation forever, a look at what the attacks cost, what they built, and where the next era of flight is headed.
TowerSupernal's SA-2 eVTOL aircraft backed by Hyundai's $100B manufacturing empire may be the most credible air taxi program in a field that keeps running out of money.
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