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Launching on June 21 from Lakeland, Florida (KLAL), the racers will fly across 12 states and will have four days to best their own airplane’s performance.

Test flight crews for Stratolaunch’s Roc shortened their mission Thursday after a malfunctioning sensor near the airplane’s left elevator on the left fuselage.

California-based Wisk Aero isn’t expected to reveal its 6th generation self-flying air taxi until later this year, but CEO Gary Gysin sat down with FLYING Wednesday to talk about its highly anticipated prototype.   Gysin, who spoke at this week’s UP.Summit on mobility innovation in Bentonville, Arkansas, offered attendees a quick glimpse of Wisk’s new electric […]

Flying his own Cessna 170 makes this pilot look inward and face his own insecurities.

Sectional charts – the most commonly used charts by pilots today – provide a wide range of valuable and necessary information for all types of pilots as well as UAS operators. These navigational aids have been around since 1930 – but don’t think of using anything other than a current chart to navigate. In the […]

Distance measuring equipment (DME) is a particular type of radar that’s used for aviation. Planes use it to know how far or close they are to the runway or other obstacles like mountains. It measures distance by generating a coded signal tone that correlates to the distance traveled by sound between the instrument and the […]

In the simplest terms, controlled airspace is exactly what it sounds like – airspace that is controlled by some sort of government authority. Controlled airspace doesn’t mean the aircraft in it are necessarily under the control of, or otherwise receiving services from, air traffic control (ATC) but it does provide a number of considerations for […]

Editor’s note: The following article is not intended to be a ranking, but is only to serve as a list of possible options. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. If you’re just getting started with aviation, flying an ultralight aircraft can offer ease for your first solo flights and a great deal of […]

“Kick the tires and light the fires” is a cheeky reference to preflight checks and engine starts –  but is not a best practice for before flight actions for any aviator. Whatever stage of flying you are in, preflight checks before takeoff are a necessary element of your flight.  “Preflight action” is so important that […]

Though some pilots will tell you that there is no such thing as a normal takeoff or landing, the FAA considers a normal landing as one that includes engine power, low wind, a firm surface to land on, and ample runway space for the plane to be stopped. A normal takeoff is defined in the […]