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Which Mobile Aviation App is Best for You?

Putting ForeFlight Mobile and Garmin Pilot to the test.

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Learn How to Fly a Drone in Controlled Airspace

King Schools offers free LAANC course.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Sep 20th, 2018

San Diego-based King Schools is offering a free course to help drone operators stay out of trouble in controlled airspace.
News

CJ4 Accident Points to Basic Instrument Flying Skills

Pilot’s decision process also a factor.

By Rob Mark posted Sep 20th, 2018

The NTSB's final report highlights many opportunities the PIC should have considered to alter his departure plans, any of which might have prevented this accident.
News

Professional Pilots Train Regularly, Just In Case

A routine flight from Delhi to JFK challenges Air India pilots.

By Rob Mark posted Sep 20th, 2018

A professional pilot comes to understand the inner workings of their airplane after plenty of study time and by practicing those what-if kind of scenarios in a…
News

FAA Activates Final Wave of Drone Integration System

Drone pilots can receive nationwide airspace authorizations quickly.

By George Clark posted Sep 20th, 2018

The FAA has activates the final piece of its automated drone authorization system.

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Avionics

Which Mobile Aviation App is Best for You?

Putting ForeFlight Mobile and Garmin Pilot to the test.

By Bret Koebbe posted Sep 19th, 2018

Today’s aviation apps provide pilots with GPS, geo-referenced charts, traffic, datalink weather and much more at a fraction of the cost of dedicated avionics. So which…

Pilot Proficiency

Where Have All the Electrons Gone?

By Peter Garrison posted Sep 14th, 2018

A pilot learns an expensive lesson from an unexpected misadventure.

Pilot Proficiency

Preventing Breaks in the Safety Chain

How breaking or weakening even one link can define the outcome of a flight.

By Les Abend posted Sep 14th, 2018

Why everyone in the business of professional flying understands the importance of the safety chain.
Avionics

ForeFlight Offers Trip Assistant

Added feature makes trips more predictable.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Sep 13th, 2018

ForeFlight's new Trip Assistant resource adds a whole new layer of support, making general aviation journeys more predictable.
Pilot Proficiency

Don’t Always Keep On Keeping On

By Martha Lunken posted Sep 13th, 2018

Two takeoff accidents that occurred years ago had a profound impact on the author.
Pilot Proficiency

A Quest for Flight Across Two Continents

By Sam Weigel posted Sep 12th, 2018

Getting back into the left seat of a single-engine airplane after nearly a year proves more difficult than anticipated.

Avionics

Making the Most of Today’s Pilot Weather Resources

Preflight weather planning has changed dramatically in the digital age.

By Rob Mark posted Sep 12th, 2018

Preflight weather planning has changed dramatically in the digital age. Here’s how to make the most of today’s tools.

Avionics

Pro Line Fusion Approved for King Air B200 and B300 in Europe

Major retrofit brings the latest avionics to twin turboprop models.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Sep 11th, 2018

European King Air B200 and B300-series operators can now take advantage of Pro Line Fusion, Rockwell Collins’ latest touch screen avionics suite.

Making the Most of Today’s Pilot Weather Resources

Preflight weather planning has changed dramatically in the digital age.

News

Perlan 2 Glider Continues Record-Breaking Mission

Egrett tows high-altitude glider to the record-breaking altitude over Argentina.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Aug 21st, 2018

The Perlan 2 team is currently in South America attempting to catch the mountain waves of the Patagonia mountain range in the southwestern corner of Argentina.
Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Begins HondaJet Elite Deliveries

Innovative light jet sees great success worldwide.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Aug 9th, 2018

Honda Aircraft has started delivering the upgraded HondaJet Elite.
Aircraft

The Staggerwing was the Climax, and the End, of an Era

By Peter Garrison posted Aug 8th, 2018

Though it was stylish and fast and came at the climax of the biplane era, the Staggerwing was obsolete when it was new.
Aircraft

We Fly: Diamond DA40 NG

This diesel-powered gem could be just what the general aviation market is clamoring for.

By Stephen Pope posted Aug 8th, 2018

Introduced in 2002 and first brought to the U.S. market in 2009, the DA40 NG has undergone a substantial redesign.

Aircraft

Pipstrel Alpha Electro Coming to U.S. Flight Training Market Next Year?

The all-electric two-seater could benefit from changes to LSA rules that are expected to emerge in the next six months.

By Stephen Pope posted Jul 27th, 2018

The all-electric Pipistrel Alpha Electro is on the verge of being approved by the FAA for flight training in the United States.
Aircraft

Epic Completes Structural Testing Program for E1000

Single-engine turboprop closes in on certification.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Jul 26th, 2018

Epic's PT6A-powered E1000 is expected to achieve certification by the end of the year.
News

Republic Airline Training Program Fleet Chooses Diamond Aircraft

Order represents the largest training aircraft order in U.S. airline history.

By George Clark posted Jul 26th, 2018

Republic Airlines orders largest number of propeller-driven training aircraft in U.S. airline history.
Aircraft

Lancair Announces Two-Seat Barracuda

A derivative of the Legacy model, the kit airplane is expected to fly at 200 knots.

By Pia Bergqvist posted Jul 25th, 2018

Lancair International's two-seat Barracuda is designed to provide speed and affordability.

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