FLYING contributor Sam Weigel has been an avid fan of the Reno Air Races for a long time—and he takes us behind the scenes from the 2021 races into the cockpit of Sport Class pilot Joe Coraggio and gives us a view from the grandstands of all of the Unlimited, Jet, T-6, F-1, Biplane, and […]

Lancair IV pilot Bill Harrelson launched on his attempt to beat Max Conrad’s epic westbound round-the-world record with a flight that restarted in Ontario, California, after mechanical difficulties forced his diversion from his first planned segments. Harrelson has landed safely back in Ontario, where the calculations will now take place to determine if he has […]

Who was first in powered flight? It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in aviation history, and author John Brown seeks to reignite the argument with his new book, Gustave Whitehead and the Wright Brothers: Who Flew First? The book examines the claims and history of Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who professed to […]

Under pressure from user groups and Congress, the FAA has announced it is pursuing a rulemaking project to implement proposed medical certification rules that would in many cases allow pilots to fly without the third class medical certificate that is currently required. To industry observers, the FAA release seemed consistent with a response by an […]