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Unless you ignore general aviation news, you’ve probably already heard that all of the Belvoir Media Aviation titles—Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety, AVweb, IFR, and KITPLANES—have been acquired by Flying Media Group (FMG). As you might expect, I have received inquiries from subscribers and authors alike asking what that means for the future of this publication. […]

“Pibot” Can Fly Anything Say Researchers Korean researchers say their humanoid “pibot” is an autonomous flight system that doesn’t require significant flight deck modifications. The team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) say the robot is installed in a regular seat and uses servo activated human-like appendages to manipulate controls like […]

After deciding I wanted as much redundancy—immunity from any single failure—as possible, and designing the systems toward that goal (See “Belt, Suspenders, Rope” in September 2023.), it only remained to actually install and implement those systems. That required about three and a half months and cost about half what the plane had been worth. Where? […]

Of all the features of the modern Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), perhaps the most useful is altitude preselect. It improves safety by reducing altitude busts and deviations. However, it can sometimes get you into trouble on the approach. Background Ever since Lawrence Sperry’s first autopilot in 1914, automatic flight control systems (AFCS) have continued […]

The propeller-focused OEM provides a first-time, in-the-family solution for the twin turboprop.

The air taxi manufacturer started construction of the first of seven fuselages for the aircraft it will use to achieve EASA design approval.

If you can’t put your hands on your log book, the FAA can help you reconstruct your hours and endorsements.

This dashing V-tail design that debuted in 1947 still looks great and turns heads.

The agency also approved UPS Flight Forward, uAvionix, and Phoenix Air Unmanned for extended operations.