Aviation News

Kirby Chambliss, one of two U.S. pilots competing in the Masters class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championships, scored a big win at the race in Budapest, Hungary, over the weekend. While Chambliss has seen great success at the races, with two world championships on the books, he had experienced a long dry […]

Whether or not Florida’s newly signed Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act was intended to work in accordance with congress on either of its proposed bills, the Drone Federalism Act or the Drone Innovation Act, it certainly seems to address many of the same issues. The bill was backed by Dana Young of Tampa in the Senate […]

Great events are known for putting even the tiniest towns on the map and this weekend the historic Piper Cub is expected to bring a touch of notoriety back to Lompoc, California — beside nearby Vandenberg AFB of course — when the airport (KLPC) hosts the 33rd West Coast Fly-In beginning this Friday. Running until […]

Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act (AIRR Act) was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week with a 32-25 vote, and it will now move on to a vote on the House floor. It’s a significant step forward for Shuster’s push for ATC privatization, as his […]

A flying lesson at Oregon’s Hillsboro Airport resulted in a fatal shooting on Monday, after a man attempted to steal a helicopter from an instructor and his student. Wearing a thick gray hooded sweatshirt and a mask, the unnamed would-be thief reportedly climbed over a barbed wire fence at the airport and forced the instructor […]

This old coat has been hanging in the back of our airplane for more years than I can reliably estimate. It has greeted me on countless occasions as I ascended the airstair of the Cheyenne on the way to the cockpit. It hangs just to the right, in the aft cargo area, waiting. Waiting for what, […]

Having just wrapped up another wild and exciting performance with Team Oracle at the Vectren Dayton Air Show in Ohio, Sean Tucker will spend the next month, like most of us, preparing for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. And while Tucker has been electrifying fans with his aerobatic routines for more than 40 years, these performances will […]

During World War II, North American P-51 Mustangs were flying en masse from the United States to Europe to join the Allies in the fight. Today, more than 70 years after the war, it is extremely rare to see P-51s follow the same route. However, this week, Lee Lauderback, the owner and chief pilot of […]

All of the drone regulation legislation that has been tossed around the senate recently has not escaped the notice of drone and aviation industry leaders, as demonstrated in an open letter to Congress from 13 groups including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Academy of Model Aeronautics, Commercial Drone Alliance and others. “We believe legislation […]

Signature Flight Support’s Chicago Executive airport facility donated time and personnel support this week to sponsor a four-day event called “Ageless Aviation Dreams,” named after the parent non-profit organization. The ageless event offered Chicago-area veterans an opportunity to experience the thrill of a dream flight from the front cockpit of a 1942 PT-17 Boeing Stearman, […]