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Hartzell Propeller, working closely with CubCrafters and Lycoming Engines, is developing and launching the lightweight Pathfinder composite three-blade constant-speed propeller optimized for backcountry operations. The Pathfinder propeller with aluminum hub and structural composite blades weighs 44 lbs. and is a three-blade alternative to the reliable Trailblazer propeller. CubCrafters is Hartzell’s exclusive launch customer for the […]

FlyingTV.com will bring the exciting Warbirds in Review to viewers via live stream during EAA AirVenture starting on Monday, July 22. The series of presentations direct from the Warbirds of America space at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport features the best and brightest of these very special airplanes, and celebrates key anniversaries as well. The Fairey […]

Herding 15 C-47 and DC-3 aircraft for a trip across the Atlantic was no small task, but the D-Day Squadron did just that to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Next week, 10 of the Squadron’s airplanes will visit AirVenture in Oshkosh. The D-Day Squadron is hosting a press conference on Thursday, […]

There’s a theory floating around in aviation circles that says the only way to beat Cirrus in the high-performance GA piston-single market it to build a better SR22. The new LX7 from RDD Enterprises in Redmond, Oregon, sure looks a lot like a Cirrus SR22 or Lancair clone—with far better performance and, apparently, a sky-high […]

On July 10, the FAA approved an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) for all Active Winglet equipped Citation jets, which returned CJ1, CJ2, CJ3 and M2 aircraft to flying status. EASA regulators also recently resolved flight restriction issues in Europe created around the recent Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) against Tamarack active winglet installations awaiting a […]

With the January 1, 2020, deadline for ADS-B out certification drawing near for aircraft flying in U.S. airspace that currently requires a Mode-C transponder, the FAA says pilots will be required before takeoff to assess how well their position-reporting avionics will perform along their filed flight plan route. The agency is specifically targeting GPS receivers […]

EAA AirVenture will debut a new text messaging system to its notam procedures for arrivals into the airshow, which takes place from July 22 to 28, 2019. Pilots provided feedback to EAA operations, and this is one of the enhancements planned to the famous arrival process established to manage the large volume of traffic that […]

NASA, along with a multitude of other organizations and enthusiasts around the world, has geared up for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission—the first to land a human on the Moon—for several months now. Now the date is upon us: The mission launched from Cape Canaveral on June 16, 1969, at 13:32 […]

It’s an effort designed to cut out the middle man. Pilots departing IFR from non-towered airports should now call the appropriate ATC facility directly for their clearance rather than dialing 1-800-WX-BRIEF, a change that should speed the process and reduce the chance for errors, according to the FAA. The change comes as the FAA has […]

Whether it was because the transponder was turned off or some other kind of onboard failure, no one has been able to figure out what happened to Malaysian Airlines flight 370 more than five years after the Boeing 777 went missing in South East Asia. Now, Aireon’s new Aircraft Location and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) […]