Early Departure, Fatal Consequence: The LaGuardia Controllers the FAA Is Moving to Fire
The FAA is moving to terminate two LaGuardia controllers who reportedly left their posts an hour before a fatal March 2026 runway collision.
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The Five Hazardous Attitudes, Their Antidotes, and the Self-Talk That Talks You Out of the Approach You Should Never Have Started
The FAA's five hazardous attitudes and their antidotes - the self-talk that catches a bad decision before it catches you.
PatternLegacy vs New-Build Under MOSAIC Phase Two, and the Real Cost of Buying Into Sport Pilot Privileges
Under MOSAIC, legacy airplanes are cheaper to buy but variable to own, while new-builds cost far more upfront with predictable ownership.
TowerThe FAA Flags 3D Printed Cockpit Accessories As Unapproved Parts and What That Means for the Gear on Your Panel
The FAA warns that 3D-printed cockpit accessories on certificated aircraft are unapproved parts that can compromise airworthiness - here's what pilots need to know.
TowerThe Fight to Save Burke Lakefront, and What Happens When Senators and the FAA Line Up Against a Mayor
Two Ohio senators and the FAA administrator oppose closing Burke Lakefront Airport, likely ending Cleveland's yearslong push to shut the field.
TowerBedford Pushes Back On The Burke Lakefront Closure And Why Cleveland's Plan Runs Through Federal Review First
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford opposes closing Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, and grant assurances mean the city can't simply shut it down.
TowerThe VOR Minimum Operational Network, the Ground Stations the FAA Is Switching Off, and Why the FAA Is Keeping Just Enough of Them Alive to Get You Home When GPS Quits
Radio Hangar explores The VOR Minimum Operational Network, the Ground Stations the FAA Is Switching Off, and Why the FAA Is Keeping Just Enough of Them Alive to Get You Home When GPS Quits.
TowerThe FAA's Boeing 787 Fan Cowl Airworthiness Directive and the Ice-Shedding Risk That Could Roll Back Both Engines at Once
The FAA proposes a Boeing 787 fan cowl airworthiness directive to prevent ice shedding that could shut down both engines at once.
TowerSevere Runway Incursions Climb Forty-Four Percent in Twenty Twenty-Five While Total Incursions Fall
FAA data shows total US runway incursions fell in 2025, but the most severe category jumped 44% - here's what pilots must do.
TowerThe NOTAM Outage That Grounded Every U.S. Departure, and the Long, Overdue Rebuild of the System That Warns Pilots What They Can't See Coming
Radio Hangar explores The NOTAM Outage That Grounded Every U.S. Departure, and the Long, Overdue Rebuild of the System That Warns Pilots What They Can't See Coming.
TowerThe Unencrypted Beacon - Why ADS-B Broadcasts in the Clear, How Easy It Is to Spoof a Ghost Airplane, and What the FAA Actually Does About It
ADS-B broadcasts aircraft positions unencrypted and unauthenticated - here's why it's spoofable and what the FAA does to catch fake targets.
VectorArizona Senators Push Back on the FAA's Phoenix Flight Path Plan and What Airspace Redesign Means for GA
Arizona senators ask the FAA to fix its Phoenix flight-path redesign - here's what airspace changes mean for GA pilots everywhere.
TowerThe FAA Updates Its Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan and What It Means for Your Airplane's Next Fill-Up
Radio Hangar explores The FAA Updates Its Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan and What It Means for Your Airplane's Next Fill-Up.
TowerThe FAA Airworthiness Directive on Boeing 737 Passenger Seats, Why Loose Seat Tracks Made the List, and What a Cabin Installation Problem Says About the System That's Supposed to Catch It
The FAA is requiring mandatory inspections of passenger seat installations on certain Boeing 737s over how the seats are secured to the airframe.
TowerThe Departing Acting FAA Chief Says the Agency Is Being Nudged Toward Risk, and What That Means for the Rest of Us
Departing acting FAA chief Chris Rocheleau warns the agency is being nudged to embrace risk - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerJoby's S4, the Tilting Six-Prop Bet, and Why Certifying an Air Taxi Is Harder Than Building One
Joby's S4 eVTOL flew ~1,400 test flights before its piloted demo - here's why certifying an air taxi is harder than building one.
VectorThe FAA Turns On Text-Based IFR Clearances Through ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot, and What Push-to-Load Really Changes
The FAA now lets GA pilots request, receive, and cancel IFR clearances as text inside ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot - no radio or phone call needed.
TowerThe FAA's NEPA Waiver Plan for Commercial Space, and Why Every Launch Closes the Airspace You Fly Through
The FAA wants to waive environmental reviews to speed up rocket launches - here's what that means for the airspace you fly.
TowerUnleaded Fuel Takes Center Stage at AirVenture as the Timeline Slips
At AirVenture, the FAA and industry signaled the switch from 100LL to unleaded avgas may miss its 2030 target - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerFAA Reworks Its Unleaded Avgas Roadmap While Holding the Line on Twenty Thirty
The FAA is updating its unleaded avgas roadmap but holding the 2030 deadline to retire 100LL, even as officials call the timeline 'aggressive.'
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