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Did you know a helicopter first flew across the Atlantic ocean in 1952? That’s an insane distance. While it’s possible to fly such distances in a helicopter, that journey required a total of nine in-flight refuels.  Helicopters nowadays fly an average distance of anywhere between 250 to 400 miles on a single tank. There are, […]

We take a look at risk mitigation from the pilot’s perspective.

U.K.-based ZeroAvia on Wednesday announced an expanded agreement with Mitsubishi’s Canada-based MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) aimed at retrofitting CRJ Series aircraft with zero-emission, hydrogen-electric powertrains.

The SLS is making a comeback after several hardware issues were found during its last wet dress rehearsal.

Edmonton International Airport is getting ready for emergence of hydrogen aircraft.

Runway 7R approaches at Ted Stevens Anchorage International airport (including the missed approach portions) [A] overfly Cook Inlet. The inlet stretches about 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage and was named after explorer James Cook searching for the Northwest Passage. Today the airport is a refueling stop for flights between North America […]

The high price of aviation fuel may put this question in your head. If you can do it, should you?

Thank you for Jeb Burnside’s “Follow the Money” commentary in the April 2022 issue. I’d like to highlight another aspect of the leaded-avgas issue that aviation’s “alphabet soup” hasn’t called much attention to. According to the EAA’s own hardcopy STC materials (but not emphasized on the EAA or AOPA web sites), “more than 65 percent […]

HY4 becomes the first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft to fly above 7,000 feet and complete a flight between two major airports.

Scenic trips over the mountains out west often require creative flight planning. The smaller the aircraft, the more “scenic” the trip. That’s the whole point, so not worrying about how long it takes to make the final destination goes a long way to lighten the risk burden. Then, go in good weather to enjoy the […]