Paul Allen’s ambitious, fixed-wing satellite launch platform, the Stratolaunch, rolled out of its hangar Wednesday to begin ground and taxi […]
Month: May 2017
Smoking Laptop Leads To Emergency Landing
A JetBlue Airways Airbus 320 made an emergency landing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday after a laptop commuter stored […]
EAA Plans 65th AirVenture
With Memorial Day behind us, the summer season takes off, and EAA has plenty of events in the works for […]
ForeFlight introduces turbine flight planning tools with version 9.1
ForeFlight has held a dominant position among piston airplane pilots for a few years now, but they have not been […]
The Great American Eclipse
On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the continental United States for the first time since 1918. […]
Flying over a foggy lake
Mike Kincaid sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Searey over foggy Lake Couer d’ Alene” in Idaho. Source: […]
If at first you don’t succeed…
In 1992 I stumbled across the first airplane I ever seriously considered buying. I was a hard-working CFI back then. […]
Makeover proposed for 'VFR not recommended'
“VFR not recommended” is a familiar cautionary statement to generations of pilots who learned to fly in pre-digital times when […]
AOPA Air Safety Institute launches podcast
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA … “We are excited to add the podcast series to the array of […]
Record-breaking new 'SkyGuardian' Predator drone can stay in the air for over 48 hours
This long-endurance flight is not only a significant achievement for our MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft but also a very timely landmark […]