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A seemingly easy flight from Charlottesville to Tampa proves that there’s no such thing as an easy flight.

A close friend of mine, also a pilot, revels in flying low enough to view various features on the ground, to the extent a long cross-country flight in IMC not only bores him but seemingly can elevate any anxieties. I get it, and always enjoy that vista when I’m able. But I also subscribe to the […]

Charlie Schneider poured a lot of innovative thinking into MyGoFlight, including the heads-up display for light general aviation aircraft.

Looks Like … Or Is? In the November Briefing segment about the Rolls-Royce electric airplane, Russ Niles states it “…bears resemblance to the Relentless unlimited racer at the Reno Air Races.” I’m sure Russ is aware that the Relentless Racing airplane was built from a Nemesis NXT kit which is also what Rolls-Royce used as […]

The bladder relief devices are aimed at curbing pilots from dehydrating themselves before flights.

September 2, 2021, Enterprise, Ore. Cessna 172E Skyhawk At about 1130 Pacific time, the airplane was substantially damaged when its nose wheel assembly failed and it departed the runway before nosing over onto its back. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. Just prior to lifting off from a grass strip, the […]

The event supports the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida.

Pilots older than 70 are being dropped or canceled from insurance agencies without losses.

Return to Buyers Guide Today’s new private jet aircraft offer the very latest in-flight-deck technologies to enhance safety and reduce pilot workload, while efficiency advancements in airframe design deliver higher cruise speeds resulting in longer distances capable between city pairs. On the light end, the Cirrus Vision Jet, HondaJet Elite, Pilatus PC-24, and Embraer’s Phenom […]

Two larger-than-life FLYING covers grace the factory walls at the Piper Aircraft manufacturing facility in Vero Beach, Florida. The first, from March 2008, shows off the newly launched Piper Matrix, a nonpressurized version of the original PA-46 series made a little bit easier to manage by its relative lack of complexity, bringing a big-cabin feel […]