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For Textron, the move is all about electric aircraft technology, but what did the company really buy?

In 2015, a public-private partnership involving the FAA, pilot and industry organizations, plus airframe and powerplant manufacturers, and known as the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), used accident data to identify in-flight loss of control as the leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents. A GAJSC working group determined we could substantially reduce the […]

Remember when very light jet designs had everyone talking. Their fate may match Social Security’s fate.

The sun streamed in under the cloud layer as we idled from the dock, the Wasp Junior canning along easily as the before takeoff checks were completed. The silver of the water shimmered through the quiet mid-week afternoon as we motored away from the shore into the midst of the finger of lake. Then, throttles […]

On Monday, ATP Flight School announced a purchase of 20 Frasca flight sims. The FAA-approved advanced aircraft training devices (AATDs), valued at about $6 million, will be utilized in ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program.  The additional simulators will bring ATP’s fleet of flight training devices to 150 across 70 training locations. The first AATDs are […]

The Husky National STOL series made its West-Coast debut in Arizona.

The first trip to EAA AirVenture with his own aircraft turns out to be all that this pilot had imagined.

December 2, 2021, Cleveland, Texas Beechcraft A36 Bonanza At about 1415 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during an emergency landing to a highway after powerplant failure. There were no injuries. Visual conditions prevailed under an overcast. While en route at 6000 feet msl on an IFR flight plan, the engine suddenly lost power. […]

Mélanie Astles hasn’t taken much time off during her career, since the French aerobatic pilot took savings she had from working at a petrol station and turned it into her initial pilot certificate, starting when she was 21.  So, the pandemic presented a somewhat frustrating hiatus for a champion who’s ready to race. The Unlimited […]

The nighttime arrival at a familiar airport had gone smoothly. The runway I used was 5000-plus feet long, way more than my Debonair needed, so I let it roll a bit to save the brakes. I must have gotten distracted during the rollout because the next thing I noticed was the end of the runway […]