FLYING Staff

Fresh off its Collier Trophy win this spring, the Cirrus Vision Jet nabbed yet another accolade, this time taking home the 2018 Flying Innovation Award, presented Monday night at Oshkosh. Flying editor-in-chief Stephen Pope handed over the Innovation Award trophy to Cirrus Aircraft senior vice president of product development Ken Harness, who accepted it on […]

The big announcement is just days away. On Monday, at the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the winner of the 2018 Flying Innovation Award will be revealed. This year’s contenders, selected from Flying‘s list of 2017 Editors’ Choice Award winners, include the Garmin G1000 NXi cockpit, Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, Mooney Ovation Ultra, […]

This is a milestone year for Hamilton Watch. The Swiss company marks 100 years since it became the official timekeeper of the U.S. airmail flights between Washington, Philadelphia and New York City. To mark the occasion, Hamilton has created a special timepiece that represents the watchmaker’s long and storied history in aviation — the Hamilton 2018 limited-edition […]

Jordan Lascomb was drawn to airplanes not by being around them, but by jumping out of them. She completed her first tandem skydive on her 21st birthday, and instantly fell in love with the sky. “I was back the next weekend to take the course, and 200 jumps later, I decided to move to the […]

Designed with aviators firmly in mind, Alpina’s Startimer Pilot Automatic wristwatch offers a simple, elegant package that also serves to recognize a famous pilot. The analog-style watch includes hour, minute and second hands and a date window at the 3 o’clock position. The dark-blue dial includes applied silver indexes and white luminous indexes. The automatic movement […]

The single-engine four-seat Part 23-certified high-wing is back. While the design had been just about forgotten in the modern world of aviation — Cessna introduced its latest version about 50 years ago with the 177 Cardinal — Italian airplane-maker Vulcanair is the second to have recently certified a similarly configured airplane after another Italian manufacturer, […]

To say that Patrick Abel is ambitious would be an understatement. At a time when general aviation is trying to attract a new generation of pilots, Patrick’s story is refreshing and inspiring, if not proof to young people everywhere that this is an industry with vast, endless potential and possibilities. Currently a high school senior, […]

“Being a CFI is a critical part for me to becoming an airline pilot,” says Sara Karg, a certified flight instructor at ATP Flight School. “I’ve learned so much and increased by leaps and bounds my confidence as a pilot and my proficiency.” In this video, Sara and other ATP CFIs offer insight into their […]

“To be successful in career training, you really need to have the mindset to be prepared every single day and to learn something new every single day,” ATP Flight School student Chris Hawthorne explains. Hearing about what ATP provides for its students from students themselves allows aspiring pilots to better understand what to expect when […]

As we do at the end of each year, the editors of Flying have compiled a list of the most important, compelling and industry-shaping news stories to emerge in the preceding 12 months. As always, the year was jam-packed with major news stories, from the political battles that gripped Washington to new airplane introductions and […]