Pilot Proficiency

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane suffered a “serious anomaly” over the California desert on Friday morning, breaking up and crashing. One pilot died and one was seriously injured. The reported problem came after SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time in more than nine months. Two pilots fly in SpaceShipTwo’s cockpit […]

Flying Aviation Expo got off to a successful start yesterday as more than 50 aircraft participated in the highly anticipated Parade of Planes from the Palm Springs International Airport to the convention center downtown. City streets were cordoned off as thousands lined the parade route to see the variety of general aviation airplanes participating in […]

Industry leaders took center stage at the inaugural Flying Aviation Expo on Friday morning to discuss the effects of “disruptive technologies” in flying and how they have shaped today’s general aviation landscape. Jim Alpiser, Garmin’s director of aftermarket sales, Jerry Gregoire, founder of Redbird Flight Simulations, Tyson Weihs, ForeFlight co-founder and CEO, and Dan Johnson, […]

A Beechcraft King Air crashed into the FlightSafety Citation Learning Center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport this morning, killing four people inside the building and injuring at least five others. The pilot of the King Air, who was the only person onboard, reported losing the left engine shortly after takeoff and radioed that he was returning […]

By now we’ve seen plenty of inflight videos taken from vantage points outside the airplane after intrepid pilots affixed their GoPros and Garmin VIRBs externally, usually with a suction cup mount. Is this legal in the eyes of the FAA? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. But as is often the case, it’s a qualified yes. […]

In anticipation of the large number of aircraft flying into Palm Springs, California, this weekend for Flying Aviation Expo 2014, temporary VFR air traffic procedures are being put in place from October 31 to November 2 to handle the influx of traffic. To make it easy to comply with the special procedures, we’ve put together […]

Excitement is building for this weekend’s Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California, as thousands of pilots and aviation enthusiasts make plans to descend on the Coachella Valley for the show October 31 to November 2. There will be plenty to do and see at Expo 2014. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. on […]

Three people died when a Cirrus SR22 and a Robinson R44 collided midair in Frederick, Maryland, on Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at around 3:40 p.m. about a mile southwest of Frederick Municipal Airport. Both aircraft were flying at low altitude at the time of the collision, with the Cirrus en route to the airport […]

The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on the fatal crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B flown by Dr. Perry Inhofe, 51, a prominent surgeon and son of United States Senator James Inhofe (R, Okla.). The accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, took place as Inhofe, who was flying alone in the airplane, was approaching […]

Pilots and their pristine airplanes are gearing up to strut their stuff for the upcoming Parade of Planes at the Flying Aviation Expo, which will kick off on Thursday, October 30, in beautiful Palm Springs, California. Everything from backcountry taildraggers like the Husky A-1C, vintage warbirds such as the P-63 Kingcobra, airshow stars like the […]