Julie Boatman

A few years ago, Ash Vij, president of Guardian Avionics, began development on a system for consolidating the data—besides navigation information—that pilots would find critical to access during flight, and want to further analyze on the ground. The smartPlane 851 system was the result: an iPad-based application and components that would blend to deliver this […]

For a long time, Walter Extra steered clear of developing an aerobatic aircraft made from carbon fiber, understanding its limitations in terms of residual strength following extreme loads—such as those from impact. But when a concept came to him that would allow the design to capitalize on the material’s strengths, he dove into development of […]

The journey to type inspection authorization can move in fits and starts for a manufacturer, so when that momentous piece of paper is granted to an organization, a certain amount of celebration’s in order. Epic Aircraft announced today it has passed this critical milestone on the road to type certification on the E1000. CEO Doug […]

Only one of her kind remains: The Douglas DC-7B was a workhorse for several airlines during its tenure in the 1950s and 60s, but none still fly save for N4887C. The airplane has had maintenance completed this summer at the Coolidge Municipal Airport in Arizona in advance of a ferry flight to its new owner—announced […]

FlyingTV.com will bring the exciting Warbirds in Review to viewers via live stream during EAA AirVenture starting on Monday, July 22. The series of presentations direct from the Warbirds of America space at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport features the best and brightest of these very special airplanes, and celebrates key anniversaries as well. The Fairey […]

Learning to fly an airplane requires you to work one-on-one with a professional pilot called a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)—which refers to the FAA credentials that this person must hold. You may have worked closely with an instructor when you’ve learned to drive, or SCUBA dive, or ride a horse, or any number of similar […]

EAA AirVenture will debut a new text messaging system to its notam procedures for arrivals into the airshow, which takes place from July 22 to 28, 2019. Pilots provided feedback to EAA operations, and this is one of the enhancements planned to the famous arrival process established to manage the large volume of traffic that […]

NASA, along with a multitude of other organizations and enthusiasts around the world, has geared up for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission—the first to land a human on the Moon—for several months now. Now the date is upon us: The mission launched from Cape Canaveral on June 16, 1969, at 13:32 […]

The Santa Monica Airport will host the launch reception for Eco-Aviation Foundation International on July 12, 2019, at the Museum of Flying at 5:00 p.m. The reception will feature keynote presentations from two prominent leaders in the field of electric aircraft manufacture and development. First, George Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, which presumes to be […]

The FAA issued an Airworthiness Alert on June 27, 2019, out of its Wichita ACO Branch, calling for input from owners and operators of Cessna 177 Cardinal and 210 model aircraft regarding the potential for cracking in the wing carry-through spar. The alert-level Concern Sheet stems from an accident report in Australia involving a Cessna […]