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April 2, 2023, Oxbow, Ore. Cirrus Design SR22 At 0950 Pacific time, the airplane was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances. The pilot and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument conditions prevailed; no flight plan was filed. The pilot requested flight-following services from ATC at 0934, while heading north at 11,900 feet […]

I did my primary flight training at a slow, towered airport, where our flight school consisted of about 70% of the traffic taking off and landing. There was a commuter operation with three or four flights a day, and occasional private jet and corporate traffic. The controllers were fantastic about slowing down calls for student pilots, […]

I live in Fargo, North Dakota, where winter lasts anywhere from six to 13 months of the year. When I first moved back to Fargo after living elsewhere for quite a while—Fargoans call it “living abroad”—I asked the Fargo airport manager how much it would cost per month to tie down my airplane on his ramp. […]

Though the V-tail was the most notable design feature of the aircraft, it paled in comparison to the originality and uniqueness of the engine layout.

Jet It sent a letter to employees saying everyone is terminated, and the company is shutting down.

Ride along on a Microsoft Flight Simulator journey through history in a Beechcraft Model 17.

A showdown between two high-wing utility haulers.

Transforming a company to marry two legendary turboprop lines.

Here’s your guide to FAA Part 107 certification—and what you can do with it.

A lot more of everything—speed, space, and style—that gives Kodiaks their great reputation in the backcountry.