The 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.
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France Rushes an A400M Atlas Into the Gironde Firefight, the Experimental Retardant Kit, and What a Strategic Airlifter Brings to the Fire Line
France has fitted an A400M Atlas with an experimental retardant kit and deployed it against the Gironde wildfire, testing a new firefighting surge capability.
TowerGA-ASI and Kongsberg Pass the First Gate to Put the Joint Strike Missile on the MQ-9B
GA-ASI and Kongsberg cleared the first engineering gate to integrate the Joint Strike Missile onto the MQ-9B drone - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerSpecial Use Airspace: MOAs, Restricted Areas, and the Hatched Lines on Your Sectional You Cannot Afford to Ignore
Decode every hatched line on your sectional - Prohibited Areas, Restricted Areas, MOAs, Warning Areas, and TFRs - and know exactly which ones require permission to enter.
PatternThe FIFA World Cup Team Charters - How Thirty-Two Nations Are Moving Their Squads Across North America by Air
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is one of the largest coordinated charter aviation operations ever staged in North America - here's what pilots need to know.
TowerReading NOTAMs before a cross-country and the buried line that closes the runway you were planning to land on
Learn how to read and interpret NOTAMs for cross-country flights so a buried runway closure never catches you off guard.
PatternTemporary Flight Restrictions and the invisible walls hiding on your cross-country route
Learn how to check for TFRs, plan around them, and handle in-flight restrictions on your cross-country flights.
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