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Fascination with creating the fastest airplanes has existed since the dawn of aviation. The first air races sprung up as early as 1909 and speed records quickly reached new highs, pushing aerodynamic engineers to reduce drag. As engine technology advanced, aircraft were designed around these new power plants, and over time the introduction of wind […]

Channel Islands Aviation’s (CIA) flight school in Camarillo, California, has partnered with the Santa Barbara Business College (SBBC) to offer an accredited Associate of Science in Aviation degree program. Students will receive college credit for flight training received at CIA. The ground school portions and general education courses required for the degree are offered through […]

This I know: If you see something with your own two eyes, you probably can avoid it. Happened to me just last month. A regional airliner, working with ATC, was approaching its destination. I was working my way around the Class C airspace, at the center of which the airliner was aimed.

Compared to landing, taking off is relatively simple. Our instructor lets us make the first takeoff of our very first flying lesson—or at least makes us think we made the takeoff. If everything goes right, it’s easy. But how do you know everything is going right? And how do you know what to do in the scant seconds available if something is going wrong?

You never forget your first love, especially the first airplane that captured your heart and ignited a passion for aviation forever. Take a look at the Flying editors and the story of first airplane loves. And feel free to tell us what your first love was down in the comments below! ** ** Isabel Goyer: […]

Editor’s note: Capt. Sullenberger contacted us after publication of this article to clarify that he did call “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” immediately after birds struck his Airbus A320 on January 15, 2009, but his radio transmission was stepped on by a simultaneous call by the air traffic controller and so was never broadcast. The final NTSB […]

The FAA will badly miss a deadline to overhaul decades-old light aircraft certification rules, a top agency official told lawmakers. News of the delay drew condemnation from members of Congress and aviation leaders, who say the agency is shirking its obligations, and raised fresh doubts about the ability of manufacturers to keep pace with rapidly […]

Couldn’t make it to AirVenture this year? No problem. Flying was on site, bringing all the breaking show news, photos and video to you. Among the highlights, AirVenture 2014 featured the first-ever appearance by the Air Force Thunderbirds, along with the ever-popular night airshows and moving tributes to EAA founder Paul Poberezny, who passed away […]

Cessna Aircraft delivered the 10,000th single-engine airplane built at its factory in Independence, Kansas, which opened in 1996 to restart piston airplane production after a lengthy hiatus. The 172 Skyhawk went to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, which took delivery of two additional Skyhawks at the same time. The airplanes will be used in the […]

The long, slow process to find an alternative to leaded aviation fuel took a step forward in July when the FAA said it will start to evaluate nine possible replacement fuels from five producers. Avgas is the only transportation fuel in the U.S. that still contains added lead, a substance banned from most fuels due to its toxicity. The FAA has set a goal to find a new, unleaded aviation fuel by 2018. This summer, the FAA will analyze the candidate fuels in terms of their impact on the fleet of 167,000 lead-fuel-burning GA aircraft, the production and distribution infrastructure, their environmental impact, toxicology, and cost. By September 1, the FAA will select several of the fuels for further testing. The nine proposals now under evaluation were received from Afton Chemical Company, Avgas LLC, Shell, Swift Fuels, and a consortium of BP, Total, and Hjelmco.