A Twitter acquaintance recently posted a link to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk that was for sale. His comment had to with the Apollo 618 Loran C navigator and ADF receiver the airplane still had in it: “Why would you choose to list a Loran and an ADF in your aircraft sale description?“ It’s a good question, […]
In the wake of WWII, the Department of the Air Force became a stand-alone service on September 18, 1947, created by the National Security Act signed into law by President Harry Truman.
Company aims to hire 80 engineers for the 39-acre Minnesota innovation facility.
Annual recurrent simulator training takes multiple forms. For more advanced aircraft, typically turboprops and jet aircraft, that training takes place at a large formal facility such as Flight Safety, CAE, SIMCOM, or Recurrent Training Center (RTC). These facilities typically employ custom simulators that are aircraft-specific Flight Training Devices (FTDs) all the way up to airline-style […]
Regardless of your experience, training or occupation, if you fly airplanes, you need to show the FAA that you are medically safe to fly. For sport pilots, that is your driver’s license. Basic Med is an option for many. However, new pilots, professionals, and those who want more than BasicMed can offer, will need an […]
Pilots adapted the aircraft to meet the challenges of the war in the Pacific theater.
CEO urges industry stakeholders to do all they can to improve sustainable offerings for the industry or risk disruption.
Some historic sites flew under the radar but played critical roles in aviation.
As officials mandate universal charger rules, True Blue Power is adding 100-watt USB-C charging ports to its inflight USB chargers for general aviation aircraft.
Losing your aircraft logbooks can be devastating, possibly leading to tragic repercussions.
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