Stephen Pope

As an arctic chill spills south from Canada to remind many of us that winter has indeed arrived, EAA is gearing up for its annual Skiplane Fly-In. Planned for Saturday, Jan. 21, at the association’s Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, more than two dozen skiplanes are expected for the event showcasing a unique segment of […]

Just when the city’s staggering job losses appeared at an end, Boeing on Wednesday announced plans to close its Wichita defense site next year and move tanker work that would have been performed there to Washington state. The decision will mean the elimination of positions for more than 2,000 workers. The company had said in […]

Pilots longing to indulge their inner filmmaker must love the shorthand before-takeoff checklist “Lights – Camera – Action.” If you aren’t familiar with this handy mnemonic, it’s intended to be recited immediately after receiving takeoff clearance and rolling past the hold-short line onto the active runway (or making the call on the common traffic advisory […]

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) has begun providing new and renewing members complimentary copies of a 37-minute CD aptly titled “Flying Tips.” Produced and donated to SAFE by GoldSealFlight.com, the CD includes audio tips recorded by SAFE member and Master Instructor Rich Stowell on subjects ranging from human factors and the fundamentals […]

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and Avemco Insurance Company kicked off the New Year with the creation of a new non-owned insurance program created specifically for flight instructors. The NAFI CFI Insurance Program, underwritten by Avemco, features professional liability coverage and liability limit options for single- and multi-engine aircraft including seaplanes, experimentals and […]

Embraer has won a hotly contested contract to build counterinsurgency aircraft in its first deal with the U.S. Air Force, marking a major victory for the Brazilian company and an important milestone in relations between the two countries. The contract award has also touched off a fierce PR and legal offensive by the losing bidder, […]

Have you ever dreamed of settling in behind the controls of the legendary P-51 Mustang and putting the iconic fighter through the same maneuvers as a WWII pilot? The Society of Aviation Flight Educators (SAFE) is raffling a one-hour flight in The Little Witch, a dual-control Mustang owned by Stallion 51 in Kissimmee, Florida. Tickets […]

Despite bold predictions by LightSquared that the firm’s proposed mobile satellite service would soon win FCC approval, Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday said the company’s 4G broadband technology does indeed interfere with “the majority” of global positioning system receivers and poses dangerous disruption to aviation safety systems. The findings, announced after recent testing by […]

The FAA has certified the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S turbine engine that powers Sikorsky’s S-76D, an achievement that comes after the completion of more than 10,000 hours of rig and fight testing and takes the helicopter one step closer to full certification. The engine certification issued on Dec. 5 follows the issuance of a […]

So much for Burt Rutan’s “retirement.” Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Tuesday announced he is teaming with the legendary aerospace designer to launch a new space-tourism company called Stratolaunch Systems that plans, among other accomplishments, to design and build “the largest aircraft ever constructed” – which will be used to carry a 490,000-pound rocket to […]