by Isabel Goyer

As I write, the year 2010 is almost over, and the overwhelming sentiment among most of us is, “out with the old and in with the new.” In aviation as in nearly every other economic segment, the year served up many challenges and few answers. Still, despite a wealth of bad news, there were some […]

On the heels of our announcement last week of new senior editor Stephen Pope, we’re delighted to welcome a second new senior editor, Pia Bergqvist. Many of you doubtless know Pia already. She comes to Flying with an impressive arsenal of skills earned through years working as an aviation writer, flight instructor, and aircraft salesperson. […]

We at Flying would like to welcome our newest writer, Stephen Pope, to the magazine as senior editor. Those of you who are aviation insiders need no introduction. Steve has been working at the respected aviation industry trade publication Aviation International News (AIN) for the past 15 years. During that time he has won numerous […]

Editor’s Note: The Lockwood AirCam is a one-of-a-kind airplane, tough, capable, ingenious and elegant all at once. Designed as a photo platform for a National Geographic_ story on the remote and pristine Ndoki Rain Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the AirCam soon evolved into a commercially available product that continues to attract a […]

As most of you probably know by now, back in October our parent company, Bonnier Corp., named me the new editor of this storied magazine, succeeding a couple of very fine pilots, Mac McClellan, my longtime boss, who had headed the title for more than two decades, and Michael Maya Charles, who was with Flying […]

The Citation Mustang High Sierra edition incorporates several desirable upgrades along with some limited edition aesthetic touches to create a Mustang that will stand apart. The exterior paint is a striking two-tone scheme with mountain silhouettes on the nacelles and a special edition logo near the entry door. Inside, Cessna designers have given Mustang customers […]

When photos and details of the iPad first appeared in the general press, pilots immediately started talking about how great the device would be for viewing approach charts. The sentiment wasn’t lost on developers. Within weeks the first iPad applications were showing up with government AeroNav (formerly NACO) terminal charts. It didn’t take long for […]

Southern California’s Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) now has a fitting tribute to its history as a center of airline manufacturing with the installation of a full size DC-3 monument. It’s hard to imagine tony Santa Monica being an aviation manufacturing hotbed, but not too many decades ago it was home to the production line of […]

One of the most difficult parts of learning to fly has always been learning to talk on the radio. I know it was for me when I was a teenager negotiating with controllers at my first few towered airports. With no experience in the system, simulated or otherwise, I had to scramble to figure out […]

On the first day of NBAA, Garmin International officially announced its long-awaited Part 25 program with the launch of its G5000 integrated flight deck. The system makes use of a scalable set of displays controlled by a scalable number of touchscreen controllers. Launch customer was Cessna, with its newly upgraded Citation Ten, but Garmin told […]