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On May 14, after 23 years at California’s Camarillo Airport and a lengthy restoration process, Semper Fi, a World War II-era North American PBJ-1J, took to the skies again. The PBJ, the Navy version of the B-25, was restored by the Commemorative Air Force. Total flight time for that day was about two hours, and […]

The dawn of cinema occurred just about the same time man first took flight, so it’s no wonder airplanes and aviators have been a common theme throughout film history. Some of the best aviation films recount important historical events; some celebrate the achievements of innovators in aviation. Others we can always count on to give […]

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(function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘//cdn4.wibbitz.com/static.js’; d.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(js); }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)); Cirrus Aircraft has taken a drastically new apporoach to transition training. The results speak for themselves. Today Cirrus’ fatal accident rate, less than one fatal accident per 100,000 flight hours, is just half the […]

(function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘//cdn4.wibbitz.com/static.js’; d.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(js); }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)); Pilots from around the state splashed into Lake Dora in the small central Florida town of Tavares, which bills itself America’s Seaplane City, for the eighth annual Seaplane-a-Palooza over the weekend. Pilots flew in […]

The solar-powered Si2 completed its second longest overwater flight, from Hawaii to California, last weekend as part of its round-the-world trip. Flying had the chance to catch up with the Solar Impulse team at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, where the Si2 landed after the final Pacific leg of its journey. Check out […]

Photographer Gary Rosier lay “bent up like a pretzel” in the belly of a TBM-3 Avenger to get these shots from the window below the gunner turret, making for a unique perspective. “Very windy and noisy, but so cool!” Rosier said.

Pilots and aviation enthusiasts showed up in droves for the 42nd annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. Here are some of our favorite shots from the weeklong event.

All Nippon Airways has made its three Star Wars-themed Boeing jets available for commercial service. Check out these photos of the planes’ liveries and interiors.

A story we posted recently about a pilot taking his dog flying with him generated a lot of discussion on our Facebook page, and a lot of our readers had their own photos and fond memories to share. As you might expect, we couldn’t get enough. Here are some of our favorite photos of readers […]