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Although it will take the National Transportation Safety Board many months to conclude its investigation into the fatal crash of former Major League pitcher Roy Halladay’s Icon A5 on Tuesday afternoon, an eyewitness to the crash told Flying that the light sport amphibian was performing aggressive, low-level maneuvers that he described as “aerobatics” before it […]

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who retired from baseball nearly four years ago, died in a crash of an Icon A5 light sport amphibian in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida Tuesday afternoon. He was the only one aboard, according to the Pasco County Sheriffs office. Halladay, […]

Despite questions about the precise definition of the aircraft, Goodyear’s new Wingfoot Two arrived in the Los Angeles area last week headed for its temporary home at Long Beach airport. Although the technical definition of a blimp calls for a craft that does not include a rigid framework, Goodyear’s sticking with the term. Goodyear has […]

If you’ve been to a major airshow in the past two decades or so, chances are really good that you’ve had the pleasure of watching four rumbling T-6 Texan airplanes, dancing closely in the sky in graceful aerobatic patterns. One of the pilots who has been on the team since its inception more than 25 […]

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s office sent out a memo announcing new information about the FAA’s state program to allow state and local governments to control their own drone regulations. It will also allow them to partner with private sector entities such as UAS operators or manufacturers to accelerate safe UAS integration. “Entities that wish […]

Four new Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft equipped with Wipline 8750A seaplane floats are expected to join the fleet in 2018 at Tropic Ocean Airways in Fort Lauderdale. Already the world’s largest operator of the Grand Caravan EX seaplane, this order will increase the size of the airline’s fleet to 15 aircraft. The order for […]

Following in the contrails of Cessna 172 and 182 models, Lancair International announced this week that the latest option to be offered for the newly-designed Mako four-seater is the BRS Aerospace whole aircraft parachute system. The single-engine piston-powered aircraft’s design features will “easily accommodate” the BRS parachute, BRS announced in a release. “We are very […]

While the 46th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta drifted into the sunset a few weeks ago, the numbers are in and this year’s event was an incredible success. An estimated 887,970 people watched more than 650 balloons from 21 countries take to the New Mexico sky with colorful, mesmerizing and even hilarious designs, certainly driving home […]

One of the reasons that Steve Thorne’s Flight Chops video channel has become so successful is that he’s a digital pilot for a digital age. As he told us recently, it wasn’t until modern tools like the iPad and its bevy of flight-related apps came along that he felt like he could hit the sky […]

Waiting three months for drone authorization from the FAA may soon become a nightmare of the past. Get ready for instant approval to fly in controlled U.S. airspace thanks to AirMap and the LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability) program. The launch of the LAANC pilot program is the culmination of a year of […]