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More aviation enthusiasts will now be able to hop on a B-29 Superfortress and experience the massive warbird first-hand from the skies as the FAA has granted approval to Doc’s Friends to allow passengers to fly along on the recently restored airplane. The approval comes just in time for the B-29’s second planned visit to […]

Pilots will soon be able to access new FIS-B weather products for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple devices as a part of the development of the ADS-B ground station network, Garmin announced in a press release. Garmin explained these new FIS-B weather products will give pilots the ability to better understand the weather around […]

The AOPA’s Air Safety Institute (ASI) has launched its long-awaited Focused Flight Review designed to offer pilots a more individualized opportunity to sharpen their skills, proficiency and knowledge through the use of carefully designed flight scenarios. The association acknowledges that flying with an instructor every two years is sometimes the only opportunity some pilots take […]

ForeFlight just introduced a compact portable ADS-B receiver that is a step up in features and price from its Scout product introduced last year. The Sentry is a 2.2-inch by 3.3-inch by 1.4-inch receiver that weighs 119 grams and includes dual ADS-B antennas optimized for 978 MHz and 1090 MHz frequencies. The receiver will give […]

The U.S. helicopter community has seen a miserable couple of weeks for flight safety with the worst surge of fatal accidents in the past six years. Between June 29 and July 8, four fatal accidents occurred in regions of the mainland and Puerto Rico. Additionally, an air ambulance in Chicago crashed on July 8 while […]

Introducing young people to aviation has been a significant part of the EAA’s mission for decades. The Young Eagles program has already given more than 2 million young people ages 8-17 their first airplane ride. This year’s AirVenture will highlight 35 years of another popular EAA program, the Air Academy. The Air Academy will be […]

A startup aircraft company in Norway has completed a successful maiden flight with the first-ever electric amphibious aircraft, according to the firm, Equator Aircraft Norway. The first “fully balanced” flight of the Equator P2 Xcursion prototype was flown by test pilot Eskil Amdal and observed on the ground by Equator employees, according to the company. […]

This week, the United Kingdom celebrated a major milestone in the history of the Royal Air Force with several events commemorating its 100th birthday. On Tuesday, 100 days after the anniversary, 103 historic warbirds flew over the capital of the U.K., London. The Royal family watched the event along with what the RAF estimated to […]

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Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters continues to make improvements to its already stellar-performing Carbon Cub series, announcing its third generation of the experimental versions of the tandem-seat taildragger. The Experimental Amateur Built EX-3 kit and Factory Experimental FX-3, which is built through CubCrafters’ builder-assist program, are both powered by CubCrafters four-cylinder CC363i engine, producing 186 hp. CubCrafters […]