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The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and Avemco Insurance Company kicked off the New Year with the creation of a new non-owned insurance program created specifically for flight instructors. The NAFI CFI Insurance Program, underwritten by Avemco, features professional liability coverage and liability limit options for single- and multi-engine aircraft including seaplanes, experimentals and […]

Have you ever wanted to design an aircraft that actually made it onto the display floor? Pipistrel is giving aviation enthusiasts just that chance with its contest for the livery design of the first Panthera. The company is calling for exterior designs of its new fuel-efficient four-seater, and plans to award the selected winner with […]

The FAA recently released a proposed rule for a gradual but major reduction in the VOR navigation system in the United States. The proposal transitions navigation services to performance-based navigation (PBN) such as GPS and WAAS, and would only maintain the VORs located at what the FAA calls the “Core 30” airports around the country. […]

Embraer has won a hotly contested contract to build counterinsurgency aircraft in its first deal with the U.S. Air Force, marking a major victory for the Brazilian company and an important milestone in relations between the two countries. The contract award has also touched off a fierce PR and legal offensive by the losing bidder, […]

(December 2011) It will be a while before the NTSB issues its findings about the crash of The Galloping Ghost at the Reno Air Races this year. There were so many witnesses, however, and photographic and video coverage of the disastrous accident was so clear, that it did not take long for theorizing about the […]

Last week a group of scuba divers came upon what is believed to be a rare World War II aircraft while diving off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. Randy Jordan, owner of the scuba diving company Emerald Charters, told ABC News that he was diving amongst a group when some frightened fish alerted them to […]

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is calling on pilots throughout the country to help save Colorado airstrips after the discovery of land management plans that might threaten GA’s continued presence in the area. The move was prompted by RAF supporter Hap Pool, who recently came across a draft plan notice for the Colorado River Valley […]

With the year coming to an end, the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has selected the “Class of 2012,” the new members which will be enshrined into the NAHF in a ceremony next fall. Like most years in the 50-year history of the NAHF, four aviation pioneers are being honored for their contributions to […]

Have you ever dreamed of settling in behind the controls of the legendary P-51 Mustang and putting the iconic fighter through the same maneuvers as a WWII pilot? The Society of Aviation Flight Educators (SAFE) is raffling a one-hour flight in The Little Witch, a dual-control Mustang owned by Stallion 51 in Kissimmee, Florida. Tickets […]

Nearly three years after the crash of a Colgan Air regional airliner thrust the issue of pilot fatigue into the public consciousness, the FAA has released new regulations intended to combat the problem. Under the revised rules, a variety of new factors will influence flight and duty limitations, such as duty start time and the […]