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A gorgeous pictorial about owner-flown turbine aircraft is presented by aviation photographer and author Jessica Ambats.

The two companies will also provide spacewalk systems for work on the ISS and the lunar surface.

March 2, 2022, Mortmar, Calif. Cessna 182D Skylane At about 0800 Pacific time, the airplane sustained substantial damage during an off-airport landing following total loss of engine power. The solo commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. On departing a nearby airport, the pilot climbed to 400 feet agl. Shortly after leveling off, the […]

The shortage that began in 1973 left an indelible mark on aviation, but it wasn’t all bad.

This author, for one, does not welcome aviation’s new robot overlords.

Stratolaunch released stunning new air-to-air video Thursday, showing spectacular views of Roc, the world’s largest airplane by wingspan.

The world’s largest airplane, Stratolaunch’s Roc, took off from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) Wednesday, flying for the first time with a new pylon crucial to the carrier aircraft’s success.

Zangger Vintage Airpark’s history can be traced back to 1949 It’s still going strong, and still in the family.

I hit a bird once. I was flying a Piper Arrow II, on short final, with landing gear and full flaps extended, when I saw the bird ahead of the airplane. It was maneuvering and, from my perspective, flew in a circle as we neared each other, then disappeared under the left wing. I heard a […]

Thank you for Jeb Burnside’s “Follow the Money” commentary in the April 2022 issue. I’d like to highlight another aspect of the leaded-avgas issue that aviation’s “alphabet soup” hasn’t called much attention to. According to the EAA’s own hardcopy STC materials (but not emphasized on the EAA or AOPA web sites), “more than 65 percent […]