Moose Creek Airstrip is a 2,700-foot grass canyon strip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - the most remote Forest Service runway in the lower 48 and one of the most demanding backcountry landings in the country.
NASA's X-59 QueSST is collecting flight data that could provide the first scientific basis for overturning the FAA's 53-year ban on overland supersonic flight.
On October 14, 1908, S.F. Cody - a Wild West showman from Iowa - made the first officially recognized powered flight in Great Britain, covering 1,400 feet over Laffan's Plain.
Sedona Airport sits atop a 4,827-foot mesa surrounded by red rock formations - a breathtaking and operationally demanding pilot destination in the American Southwest.
The 2020 ACS redefined how slow flight is tested - here's what the current standard requires, the tolerances your examiner watches, and the mistakes that earn pink slips.
Synthetic vision technology renders a real-time 3D terrain picture on your PFD using GPS, AHRS, and terrain database data - and carries a critical limitation every pilot must know.
The cross-controlled stall is the leading pattern-phase killer in general aviation - here's the aerodynamics, the data, and the instincts to build before your first solo.
The dashed magenta ring on a sectional marks a Class E surface area - knowing what it means changes your legal VFR minimums and your go/no-go decisions.
EAA chapter fly-in breakfasts are the grassroots backbone of general aviation - part living museum, part community gathering, open to pilots and non-pilots alike.
Congress is urging the FAA to pause an AI-assisted traffic management tool at Washington-area airports while the January 29 midair collision investigation remains open.
A jet-powered WACO biplane stole the show at AirVenture 2026, embodying the collision between classic aviation heritage and modern performance technology.
The METAR remarks section reveals sensor limitations and precision data the main body omits - learn the codes that change how you interpret every observation.
The five-step chain from true course to compass heading is the foundation of every VFR cross-country - here's how each correction works and why skipping any of them matters.
The P-47 Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engine fighter ever mass-produced, and the 56th Fighter Group made it the highest-scoring outfit in the Eighth Air Force.
On December 23, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager landed at Edwards AFB after flying 24,987 miles around the Earth on a single load of fuel - aviation's last great first.
On October 14, 1943, the Eighth Air Force lost 60 B-17s and 594 airmen in a single afternoon over Schweinfurt, ending unescorted deep-penetration bombing over Germany.