FLYING Staff

For the first time in 97 years, a winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy when the National Aeronautic Association launches a new 1,000-nautical-mile, cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft in 2022. In a news release announcing the historic event, the NAA said the time is ripe for the opportunity: “The electric aircraft industry […]

SAMAD Aerospace, a tech start-up based in the United Kingdom, says it has completed hover tests for its second prototype eVTOL aircraft, the eStarling. Designed for intercity transport, the aircraft combines a helicopter’s ability to take off and land from almost anywhere with the speed and range of a business jet, according to a news […]

With more than 10,000 aircraft flying in, and 608,000 pilots and enthusiasts joining the fun, the world’s largest general aviation gathering came back to life. At Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, EAA AirVenture 2021 saw a total of 16,378 aircraft operations in the ten days spanning from July 22 to 31—an average of 116 […]

Flying, the world’s most widely read aviation magazine, has been sold to digital media entrepreneur Craig Fuller. Fuller, the founder and CEO of transportation digital media provider FreightWaves, acquired Flying from Bonnier Corporation, a market leader among American outdoor enthusiasts, which has owned Flying for more than a decade. Flying is a 94-year-old lifestyle publication […]

The button sits under its clear guard, without drawing much attention to itself until you know what it does. All of the elements that went into Garmin’s Autoland had been similarly lying in wait, ready to come together as components of its Autonomi suite—going first into Piper’s M600/SLS Halo, then Daher’s TBM 940 HomeSafe and […]

It feels like forever ago that we last met up as pilots and aviation enthusiasts at the world’s largest general aviation gathering—EAA AirVenture—even though it was only two years ago. Though EAA did a fantastic job producing a virtual AirVenture last year, we all know there’s no substitute for seeing it in person. You can […]

As an airplane taxis in, onlookers spot the distinct “green domes” on the pilot and passenger’s heads, and even before the engine is shut down, everyone knows this is a pilot who demands quality when it comes to their choice of headsets. Since the mid-1970s, David Clark Company has been designing headsets for high-noise environments, […]

When a pilot rents an airplane from an FBO or flight school, they often assume that adequate insurance coverage is in place. It’s only after an incident or accident that the renter gets hit with the devastating and expensive news that the airplane owner’s policy exclusively covers… the owner. With the average cost of an […]

Back in 1956, anyone who had plans to build an experimental aircraft that called for premium-grade spruce wood knew that Bob and Flo Irwin had built a solid reputation as the best source for that specific type of wood for aircraft applications. Over the next nine years, the Irwins grew the company to include the […]

The career path that takes a “zero-time” student pilot to their dream job of flying for the airlines is more of a journey, one that can be made easily when each step is clearly defined. At AeroGuard Flight Training Center, a progressive curriculum has given over 7,000 students the opportunity to combine the aviation skills […]