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Bringing self-briefing guidance to pilots’ attention
An advisory provided by the FAA acts as an “educational roadmap” for pilots conducting self-briefings, but the majority of pilots remain unaware it ex...
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Pireps needed in western Alaska to help with storm recovery efforts
The National Weather Service is asking for pilot weather reports (pireps) to help with disaster recovery in the coastal areas of western Alaska.
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Festival celebrates Latinas in Aviation
On a drizzly Saturday in October, Latinas who work in the aviation industry—along with their loved ones, supporters, and those who want to uplift dive...
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What’s the Benefit of a Smooth Limit?
Is it important to pay the extra premium for it?
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Training and Safety Tip: Preflight mindset
Your training airplane doesn’t like you very much. You wake it at the crack of dawn. You abuse it with bouncy landings. You never take it anywhere int...
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Wisk unveils autonomous air taxi
Wisk brings its commitment of self-flying-first to its all-new, completely autonomous 6th Generation air taxi—the aircraft that Wisk says will set the...
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Fall scholarship opportunities in all corners of aviation
Multiple organizations aim to expand aviation education opportunities by offering scholarships for aviation enthusiasts from all backgrounds who plan...
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House approves federal aerospace, STEM education center
The U.S. House of Representatives on September 28 overwhelmingly passed legislation to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation....
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LATN: An unfamiliar acronym that matters
Virtually all VFR pilots have at one point or another encountered some form of special use airspace (SUA), be it military operations areas (MOAs), res...
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‘Go fly’
At first glance, one might overlook Jim Wilson. After all, he fits the stereotypical profile of many pilots: tall, male, and sporting gray hair.
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New IFR GPS routes for Alaska
The FAA updated instrument charts September 8 to add the first new batch of GPS-based IFR routes, with more to follow.
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Maiden electric flight broadcast live
In a show of confidence, Eviation Aircraft Inc. livestreamed the first flight of the first electric aircraft designed from a clean sheet to enable zer...