Learjet Bird Strike!
Right place, right time for the photographer. The bird? Not so much …
News
We keep you up to date on the latest news about personal flying and share incisive, relevant opinion on this ever changing activity.
EAA Rips FAA On Its New Interpretation Of Training In Experimental, Limited and Primary Category Aircraft
In a scathing response, Jack Pelton called the new interpretation a “solution to a nonexistent problem …
Big Approvals For Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot: Cessna 210s, Mooney M20s and Beech Bonanza Vee Tails!
The FAA approvals adds thousands of high-value aircraft to the GFC500 list …
Space About To Get Funky! ERAU To Use Virtual Reality, And The NTSB Will Scrap TWA 800 Reconstruction
Plus, the FAA warns about COVID after effects, a well-known aviation personality killed in Texas plane crash, the NTSB …
Revolutionary Noise Reduction Approach: Graphene Aerogels
Researchers think that a new formulation of these bizarre super lightweight materials could tame the roar of even mighty jet …
Every Pilot Dreams Of Flying Through Fireworks. This Guy Did It!
And, yes, it looks every bit as cool as you’d think it would …
Embry-Riddle To Use Virtual Reality to Speed Up Flight Training
Students beginning this fall will go through part of their training using brand-new 3D tools …
Transair 810 Boeing 737 Ditching Remains A Mystery, And The NTSB Loves A Mystery
Why did the crew of the twin-engine jet have to put it down in the water? The NTSB plans …
Texas Focke-Wulf Crash Kills One
The victim of the crash, Brad “Launchpad” Marzari, was a beloved aviation personality …
Facts About Refueling Airplanes
First Successful Aerial Refueling: 1921
Altitude Accomplished: 1,000 feet
Gallons Transferred: 5
Transfer Method: Wingwalking, plane hopping
Refueling Hoses …
Altitude Accomplished: 1,000 feet
Gallons Transferred: 5
Transfer Method: Wingwalking, plane hopping
Refueling Hoses …
