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April 2, 2022, Morristown, N.J. Learjet 45 At 1119 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the runway during landing. The two airline transport pilots and two passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual conditions prevailed; an IFR flight plan had been filed. The jet made a visual approach to Runway 23, with reported […]

When I was in the Air Force, my colleagues would tell the story of how some fighter pilots used to do touch-and-goes on a tall, flat mesa that stuck up somewhere in the southwest desert, perhaps in Nevada or Arizona. It was dubbed “Touch-And-Go Mesa.” (Imaginative, huh?) One pilot supposedly did the thing, and then […]

The court battle has blocked the town’s plan to change the airport to a private-use operation.

Summer blockbuster has wowed movie goers, but this reviewer called it ‘absolute garbage.’

Beyond separating and sequencing aircraft, air traffic controllers are responsible for managing expectations. When I’m working traffic, I must ensure that what each pilot expects to be doing matches with what I expect him to be doing. Otherwise, it’s like trying to act out a play when all the actors are reading from different scripts. […]

Learning to fly an airplane is not like learning to drive a forklift or a stick shift.

Honeywell Aerospace’s Boeing 757-200 testbed turned 40 this year, after more than 800 test flights and 3,000 flight test hours, worldwide.

Are you considering a second in command pilot job? Also called a copilot or first officer may be a path to build time. SIC pilot jobs are another option to the common time-building job of flight instructing.  Second in command jobs increase your experience and knowledge, and may lead to an upgrade as a captain. […]

Online drone courses are an easy way to enter in the aviation drone industry at your own pace.

Renting an aircraft is a great way to keep flying when aircraft ownership is not financially feasible.