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Video: Awesome Aerial Fireworks

As the nation gears up for July 4th firework displays across the country, check out a more unique kind of celebration from the European-based Twister Aerobatics Team. Flying a specially crafted airplane known as the Silence Twister that is built with a honeycomb core and powered by a 107 hp UL Power engine, the team […]

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IMC Club To Host Oshkosh IFR Proficiency Center

The IMC Club, a nationwide pilot group devoted to the science and art of instrument flying, will host a new skill-building center at Oshkosh AirVenture 2014 in partnership with EAA, Redbird Flight Simulations, Jeppesen and Flying magazine. The group says the IFR Proficiency Center will be a hub for instrument pilots, featuring Tech Talks, IMC […]

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Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2: A Sequel Worth Supporting

The Pilot’s Bill of Rights championed by Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe and passed into law two years ago has been so successful that a summer 2014 sequel is in the works. Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 is being crafted to address continuing “unfair practices and regulations toward the aviation industry” by the FAA. Looking […]

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Disney’s “Planes: Fire & Rescue” Sim by Redbird

Flight simulator manufacturer Redbird has created a simulator in support of Disney’s movie Planes: Fire & Rescue that allows would-be firefighting pilots the chance to try their hand at putting out wildfires in the extreme wilderness. The sim will make appearances at a number of air shows, including AirVenture Oshkosh. The flight experience, which is […]

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Flying Aviation Expo Coming to Palm Springs This Fall

We at Flying magazine are excited to announce the official launch of the first-ever event in our 87-year history. Hosted in partnership with Lift Event Management, Flying will hold this premier aviation event, known as the Flying Aviation Expo, in beautiful Palm Springs, California, this October 31 through November 2. The expo is shaping up […]

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Constant Speed Prop Basics

Chances are you’ve come across descriptions of how constant-speed propellers work, oh, about a thousand times since your piloting days began. Instead of rehashing how they operate, let’s talk about tips you can use to get the most out of your constant-speed prop. The first tip is offered with safety in mind: After you push […]

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Video: Harrier Pilot Lands on Stool

Now this is what we’d call a perfect landing. Footage recently resurfaced of an AV-8B Harrier landing on the USS Bataan without its nose gear. After experiencing a front landing gear malfunction, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney had to perform a blind vertical landing on the ship onto the specially designed support — and […]

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Pimped Out Hangars

From the early days of aviation, hangars have been used to protect airplanes and the people who fly and work on them. The Wright brothers, who have been recognized as the first to fly a powered airplane, used two wooden sheds — one as a workshop and the other as a hangar — to protect […]

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I Learned About Flying From That: A Trip through the Corn

In the summer of 1967 I was a 16-year-old student pilot flying out of Cornelia Fort Airpark in Nashville, Tennessee. This historic airport had been around since 1944 and was still surrounded by farmland. I had been flying since I was 14 with the local Civil Air Patrol unit. By the time I decided to […]

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