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As of yesterday, applicants for the Private Pilot Airplane and Instrument Rating Airplane knowledge and practical tests will be evaluated based on the new Airman Certification Standards (ACS), which replaced the decades-old Practical Test Standards (PTS). The ACS provides more detailed guidance on what the applicant must know, consider and do in order to pass […]

As notam warnings for potential GPS interference continue for flight operations during portions of June near the U.S. Navy’s China Lake Air Warfare Center in the western Mojave Desert, the FAA on Saturday alerted operators to a specific threat, one the agency said could affect flight-stability controls for Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft. The agency said […]

Although millions of people have seen Chicago from the air each year flying into O’Hare, Midway or a half dozen GA airports, only a handful have been lucky enough to capture a glimpse of the Windy City with the wind blowing across their faces in the front seat of a 1930s-era Stearman biplane. Eight lucky […]

NBAA’s president and CEO Ed Bolen took the opportunity to encourage attendees at the NBAA Regional Forum in Van Nuys, California, last week to contact their representatives in hopes of moving the FAA reauthorization bill along while opposing the ATC privatization provision that is stalling its progress. NBAA recently implemented a system that makes it […]

A pilot in British Columbia managed to get himself and his passengers out of a scary scenario near Whistler after making a wrong turn into a narrow valley that pinned the airplane down with downdrafts and climbing terrain. In this video, Vern Hannah describes how he “jumped” a couple of cliffs, bringing the airplane very […]

Solar Impulse finished its final leg across the United States on a symbolic high note, with a flyover of the Statue of Liberty and a landing at JFK International Airport in New York City. Pilot André Borschberg made the five-hour flight in the all-solar-powered Si2 from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, landing early Saturday morning at about […]

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Following two bizarre June 2 crashes, the Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds have announced show cancellations. In the wake of the death of Capt. Jeff Kuss, the pilot who crashed during a practice flight, the Blue Angels are in a safety stand down. The team called off June demonstrations at the Syracuse International Airshow […]

With the July 15 deadline for the passing of an FAA reauthorization bill swiftly approaching, a handful of prominent aviation groups have banded together, drafting a letter urging Congress to put aside its differences for the good of the aviation community. A controversial provision in a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that […]

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship continued this weekend, providing an extra special event for the approximate 50,000 local spectators in Chiba, Japan. For the first time ever, Japan’s Yoshihide “Yoshi” Muroya snagged the win for the weekend, the first time an Asian pilot has won a Red Bull Air Race. The competition […]