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This World War II advanced trainer is still preparing pilots to fly high-performance fighters.

Anyone familiar with accident investigation likely has heard the phrase “chain of events.” It refers to any number of factors contributing to the accident or its severity. Of course, the vast majority of accidents result from one or more mistakes made by a human, generally referred to as pilot error. Mechanical causes pose much less […]

Has this ever happened to you? You’re in the traffic pattern and trending high on final. The throttle is at idle and the airplane is fully configured to land. Initially there may be a temptation to push the nose down, but the extra airspeed will probably lead to significant float. Staying on the current approach […]

(Editor’s Note: This is the final contribution to a three-part series on going beyond the standard preflight weather briefing on your EFB.) The contemporary electronic flight bag (EFB) is truly a “how did we ever live without this?” kind of tool. It can put just about any text or imagery on its display at the […]

Airports and their runways come in all shapes and sizes, from turf strips lacking any real markings, but with trees at both ends, to massive, busy, complicated affairs like ATL, DFW, JFK or ORD. And pilots are expected to understand and comply with all procedures for operating at them, including taxiways and hotspots, runway intersections, […]

This email is in response to Matt Johnson’s article, “Playing Defense At Non-Towered Airports,” in the September 2023 issue. I am the airport manager for the Winchester Regional Airport (KOKV) referenced in the article. We share Mr. Johnson’s concerns and fears regarding wildlife strikes. Managing ground-based threats is a role that airports fulfill in the […]

August brought good news to the general aviation industry as two major trade groups reported their respective segment’s sales number for the first half of 2023. First out with avionics-industry stats was the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA), which celebrated the highest quarterly sales volume in the history of its Avionics Market Report. According to AEA, […]

The U.K.’s SAPIENT protocol emphasizes plug-and-play sensors and autonomous decision-making—it could change the battlefield calculus in Ukraine.

Design whiz Smith worked on numerous notable aircraft from the Douglas A-20 to the Aero Commander.

The company flew its proprietary hybrid-electric powertrain on a demonstrator powered by biofuel produced from vineyard waste.