While searching for aviation videos on YouTube, I stumbled upon rare, grainy footage of the Wright Military Flyer from a 1909 test flight. The six-minute video is testament to just how far we’ve come since those days.
Why the Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard Improves Pilot Safety
General aviation faces critical challenges with high student dropout rates and fatal loss of control accidents. The new free, evidence-based Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard aims to solve these issues by shifting flight instruction from rote memorization to true correlation and lasting pilot proficiency.
Sporty’s Launches Aviation eBook Store
The new store features publications from Sporty’s, Jeppesen ForeFlight, PilotWorkshops, and the FAA, covering topics ranging from primary flight training and instrument flying to avionics, communications, aircraft systems, and flight procedures.
Vintage Airplanes Collide During Air Show
Probable Cause: The Great Lakes pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the Bucker Jungmann while maneuvering during an air show, which resulted in a midair collision, the inability of the Bucker Jungmann to maintain altitude, and its subsequent forced landing.
Picture of the Day: Hoover Dam
Experience a bucket-list flight over the Hoover Dam from a Cessna 421, capturing a stunning aerial perspective of Lake Mead’s declining water levels.
Questions from the Cockpit: Decoding Cessna Performance Charts for Grass Runway Landings
Justin, a student pilot in Florida, writes: I’ve been studying the performance charts in my Cessna 172’s POH and was surprised to see a note on the short field landing table that said to add 45% to the figures for landing on grass. Why do you need more landing distance on a soft field? Shouldn’t the surface friction slow the plane down more than on pavement?
Pilot Donates Cessna 310 To High School Aviation Program
Students at Westfield Technical Academy’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program in Massachusetts will receive hands-on training on a multi-engine aircraft thanks the donation of an airworthy Cessna 310 by a local pilot.
Strike Fighter Air Combat League Takes Off
The Strike Fighter League will hold its second online tournament, showing how this immersive digital sport tests real-world pilot precision, tactical strategy, and extreme mental fortitude during high-stakes virtual dogfights.
Terminal Shield Debuts
Whitetail Windows has launched the Terminal Shield, a weather-resistant cover designed to protect outdoor fuel terminal card readers and keypads.