Seven Killed in an EC130 Safari Helicopter Crash in Northern Kenya
Seven people, including five Americans, died in an EC130 helicopter crash in northern Kenya - here's what pilots should know.
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Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-Ray, the Mountaintop Runway With a Hump in the Middle and a Bison Burger Waiting at the Top
Radio Hangar explores Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-Ray, the Mountaintop Runway With a Hump in the Middle and a Bison Burger Waiting at the Top.
RampMile Hi, Zero Uniform One, the One-Way Uphill Strip in the Frank Church Wilderness Where You Commit on Short Final and There Is No Going Around
Mile Hi (0U1) is a one-way, 14% uphill backcountry strip in Idaho where pilots commit on final and use gravity to land and take off.
RampJohnson Creek, Three Uniform Two, the Idaho Backcountry Strip With Hot Showers, Courtesy Bikes, and a Runway Cut Into the Bottom of a Canyon
Johnson Creek (3U2) is Idaho's crown-jewel backcountry strip - a 3,500-ft turf runway in a canyon with hot showers and camping.
RampSedona Airport, the Mesa-Top Runway They Call the USS Sedona, and the Red-Rock Arrival That Feels Like Landing on an Aircraft Carrier in the Desert
Sedona Airport (SEZ) sits atop a 4,830-foot mesa in Arizona's red rock country - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
RampThe Vision Jet Down at Driggs, a Mountain-Airport Departure Gone Wrong and What Field Elevation Does to Your Takeoff Numbers
A Cirrus Vision Jet was damaged on takeoff at 6,200-foot Driggs, Idaho - a lesson in what field elevation and density altitude do to your numbers.
TowerCatalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-ray, the Runway With a Hump in the Middle That You Land On Top of a Mountain in the Middle of the Pacific
Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) sits 1,600 ft atop Santa Catalina Island, with a famous humped runway, a wild bison herd, and real pilot challenges.
RampSedona, Sierra Echo Zulu, the USS Sedona and the Runway That Sits on Top of a Mesa Five Hundred Feet Above the Red Rocks
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa 500 feet above the red rocks - here's how to land the 'USS Sedona' safely.
RampSedona Airport, Two Two Sierra Alpha, the Runway on Top of a Mesa Where the Whole World Drops Away on Both Sides and Lunch Comes With a Two-Hundred-Foot Cliff
Sedona Airport sits atop a red-rock mesa with a humped 5,132-foot runway, 200-foot cliffs, and a cliffside grill - here's what pilots need to know.
RampPicture of the Day, A Summer Sunset Over Dallas and What Golden Hour Really Demands of a Pilot
A summer sunset over Dallas is a countdown clock for pilots - here's what golden hour demands of night currency, lighting, and glare.
TowerThe Fifty-Seventy Rule, the Rejected Takeoff, and the Abort Point You Decide On Before You Ever Push the Throttle
The fifty-seventy rule gives pilots a clear abort trigger: reach 70% of rotation speed by the halfway point of the runway, or reject the takeoff.
PatternTwo Pilots Lost in the Utah Skycrane Crash and What Aerial Firefighting Asks of Its Crews
Two pilots died in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crash fighting a Utah wildfire - here's what it means for every pilot.
TowerLeadville, Colorado, Lake County Airport, the Highest Public Runway in North America Where Your Airplane Climbs Two Miles Before the Wheels Ever Leave the Ground
Radio Hangar explores Leadville, Colorado, Lake County Airport, the Highest Public Runway in North America Where Your Airplane Climbs Two Miles Before the Wheels Ever Leave the Ground.
RampFAR Ninety-One One Oh Three, Preflight Action, and the Two Words 'All Available' That Turn a Fun Cross-Country Into a Safe One
FAR 91.103 requires pilots to review 'all available information' before a flight - here's how to actually do it on your next cross-country.
PatternSedona Airport, the Mesa-Top Runway They Call the USS Sedona, Where You Land on an Aircraft Carrier in the Middle of the Red Rocks
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a red-rock mesa at 4,830 feet - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
RampThe Airport in the Sky, Catalina's Mesa-Top Runway Where You Can't See the Far End on Touchdown and a Buffalo Might Be Waiting on the Ramp
Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) sits 1,602 feet up on a mesa - a bucket-list runway with a hidden hump, bison on the ramp, and a legendary buffalo burger.
RampSulphur Creek Ranch, the Idaho Backcountry Strip You Can Only Reach by Air or Horseback, Where the Runway Bends Around a Hill and the Cinnamon Rolls Are the Size of Your Head
Sulphur Creek Ranch is a remote Idaho backcountry airstrip reachable only by air or horseback, famous for its bending grass runway and giant cinnamon rolls.
RampBob Reeve, the Valdez Glacier Pilot, and the 1937 Landing on the Walsh Glacier That Put Two Climbers Under Mount Lucania and Nearly Left His Airplane There Forever
How bush pilot Bob Reeve pioneered glacier flying and made the 1937 Walsh Glacier landing that nearly cost him his life and his airplane.
TaildraggerSedona Airport, the Runway on Top of a Red Rock Mesa They Call the USS Sedona, and the Mesa Grill Where You Eat Breakfast at Forty-Eight Hundred Feet
Sedona Airport sits atop a red rock mesa in Arizona - here's what pilots need to know to fly the 'USS Sedona' safely.
RampMoose Creek, the Forest Service Grass Strip Deep in the Selway-Bitterroot Where the Only Way In Is Wings, Boots, or a Horse
Moose Creek (1U1) is a legendary Forest Service grass strip deep in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, reachable only by plane, foot, or horse.
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