Aviation News

After a weekend of heart-pumping air racing at the U-Tapao Naval Air Base in Pattaya, Thailand, the American pilots dominated the Air Race 1 World Cup. Cassutt racer Tim Cone from Fresno, California stood at the top of the podium as the winner, flying Race #99 named “What Airplane Honey” after his wife found out […]

Officials at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington issued an apology after a pilot drew male genitalia in the sky above Okanogan County on Thursday. Residents captured photos and video and sent them to local news outlets to complain about the inappropriate prank. “The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we […]

Clearly updating the technology to run the nation’s ATC system hasn’t been nearly as easy or as cheap as anyone expected. A new report from the Senate Republican Policy Committee says, in fact, that perhaps the original timeline to bring NextGen to fruition was unrealistic to begin with. Beyond that theory however, NextGen is Delayed, […]

Aircraft operating under part 91K, 121, 125, or 135, that use an electronic flight bag as a replacement for carrying required paperwork such as instrument approach plates or aircraft manuals, will want to spend some time with the guidelines in FAA’s recently updated AC 120-76D. The new version clarifies the definition of an EFB as […]

“My friend MJ is deathly afraid of flying,” Steve Thorne explains in the opening of one of his more popular Flight Chops videos. He’s not embellishing her fear at all, as MJ becomes the ultimate pessimistic passenger the moment she simply sits in a cockpit to get a feel for the airplane. “That’s scary because […]

Garmin has made changes to both the Android and iOS versions of its Pilot app, providing new features to tablets and smartphone users. Garmin’s version 9.1 for iOS products now offers a feature called OpenStreetMaps, providing detailed maps to help pilots verify their location whether on the ground or in flight. In addition to streets, […]

Indigo Partners might have made the largest aviation purchase in history. Reports coming out of the Dubai Airshow say veteran airline investor Bill Franke of Indigo Partners signed a preliminary order with Airbus on Wednesday morning for 430 jets, totaling $49.5 billion. The deal includes 273 A320neos and 157 A321neos for four airlines Indigo has […]

The newest version of Sporty’s Learn to Fly course is now available, and it’s the biggest update ever, featuring hours of updated HD video and the ability to switch among three viewing formats (online, iPhone/iPad and Apple TV) for one price. A student’s progress as he or she takes the course automatically syncs no matter […]

For most basketball teams, the hardest part of air travel is the lack of leg space. For the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball players and staff, however, small seats would have been a blessing compared to how their March flight to the Big Ten tournament played out. In all, 109 passengers and seven crew members were […]

Since its inception early last year, the goal for Airbus’ Vahana project was to fly a full-size prototype of the VTOL aircraft by the end of this year, and have a “productizable demonstrator by 2020.” This week, the A³ team took one step closer to that goal by moving the Vahana to its new home […]