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‘Hurricane Hunters’ Forced to Turn Around While Flying Through Melissa
Aircraft will be checked for damage after hitting heavy turbulence.
![The expedition team gets a close-up look at a Lockheed Electra similar to the one flow by Amelia Earhart at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. [Courtesy: Ted Huetter/Museum of Flight]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Team-around-plane592-Large.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Amelia Earhart Expedition Postponed Until 2026
Permit delays and weather window force a halt to the Taraia Object Expedition to Nikumaroro Island.
![Richard Pettigrew, executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), sits in the cockpit of a Lockheed Electra similar to the one flown by Amelia Earhart at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. [Courtesy: Ted Huetter/Museum of Flight]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pettigrew572-Large-e1761322668507.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Earhart Expedition Prepares for South Pacific Search
Team will use advanced technology in November quest for legendary aviator’s lost Lockheed Electra 10-E.
Duffy: NASA to Reopen Artemis III HLS Contract
Space agency is ‘not going to wait’ for SpaceX’s Starship HLS if a competitor is ready first, official says.
Air Force Could Use Your Aircraft for Pilot Currency
Contractors living near military installations might lease their aircraft for ‘non-qualifying flight operations.’
Boeing Tiltrotor Concept Could be Game-Changer for Military
Uncrewed drones could revolutionize defense operations by teaming with Apache or Chinook helicopters.
![The SNJ-5 is a variant of the North American T-6 Texan aircraft, a single-engine advanced trainer developed for the U.S. Navy and other allied air forces during World War II. [Credit: Alex Munro]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FLY0925_2.0-Owning-a-Warbird-1.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Love of Warbirds Remains Timeless
Pilots’ obsession with former military aircraft never fades away.
![[Courtesy: Harold 'Duke' Newton]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-1.36.51-PM.png?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Community Spotlight: Harold ‘Duke’ Newton
FLYING Finance helped him take home a beautiful 1953 Bonanza D35.
