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The flight training unit of United Airlines will take delivery of the fleet by the end of the second quarter.

Teaching a lesson under the guidance of an experienced CFI is how most instructor candidates learn how to teach.

An uncommon aircraft, like a Commander 114B, is a dependable conversation starter.

The early morning blaze at the sprawling complex is under investigation.

Save time and money—and maybe your life—with some simulator experience.

The FAA on February 23, 2023 published a new, final airworthiness directive (AD 2023–04–08) highlighting a problem with new Continental engines manufactured between June 1, 2021, and Feb. 7, 2023. According to the agency, “The manufacturer has notified the FAA that 2,176 crankshaft assemblies are subject to the unsafe condition. The FAA estimates that of […]

If somehow you’ve not already heard, General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI) completed its decade-plus-long effort to earn FAA approval of its G100UL unleaded 100 octane aviation gasoline. But it will be a long time before most of us will see G100UL at our favorite FBO. That’s because GAMI says it’s focusing initial distribution efforts on […]

It’s happened to me three times. The first time happened about a year after I earned my Private Pilot certificate. About a week before my Practical Test I accepted delivery of NC89954, a 1946 Cessna 120. The 120 is a side-by-side two-seat tailwheel airplane with fabric-covered wings and an 85 horsepower engine. It’s the airplane […]

Everything seemed routine. My clearance included direct to the destination at a safe altitude for the high terrain along the route. Taxi and runup went smoothly. But before I switched to the tower frequency, ground called to say, “I have an amendment to your altitude.” Turns out the new altitude was too low for the […]

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