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Keeping it clean in the backcountry
Mud, dust, sand, grass, insects. All of these and more await you in the backcountry and, more than likely, will accompany you home on the windscreen,...
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AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES EARLY ANALYSIS: N126WK VIDEO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examina...
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eVTOL hopeful Kittyhawk done, dusted
Those casually following the eVTOL scene may not have noticed the Kittyhawk Heaviside, a single-seat, autonomous (pilotless, remote-controlled), winge...
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‘I knew … that he knew he was in trouble’
Fort Worth Center controller Kerri Fingerson cleared the flight for another approach on a rainy April afternoon in Oklahoma, but something was not qui...
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Boeing, Wisk envision uncrewed aircraft
Wisk Aero, developer of the all-electric, pilotless, Cora eVTOL, pioneered by Google’s Larry Page, partnered with Boeing Co. in January in a $450 mill...
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Aircraft Maintenance: The most dangerous aircraft system
With the autopilot engaged, the boys and I cruised along smoothly, IFR at 6,000 feet, remarking on the terrible weather we had to navigate around duri...
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FAA shrinks Class E surface area around Sitka
The FAA has reduced the size of the Class E airspace around Sitka, Alaska, to allow approaching VFR pilots to get close enough to check the weather.
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Keep awareness high as leaves drop
A change of season need not stop your aviation adventures, though if the colors you seek are far afield, you may want to line up a good weather inform...
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Forcing the “silent killer” to make noise
In December 2021, after reviewing several fatal accidents, the NTSB recommended that the FAA require carbon monoxide detectors in all enclosed-cabin a...
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Salukis join United Aviate
At a September 13 signing ceremony, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and United Airlines finalized a partnership aimed at providing SIU student...
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Cirrus Aircraft expands Duluth operations
Cirrus Aircraft announced plans to develop the Duluth Innovation Center at its headquarters following the acquisition of a 189,000 square-foot facilit...
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Gyro Hero: Controlled emergencies
With such simple systems and relatively low cruise speeds, gyroplanes can be very safe aircraft. But emergencies are where they really shine. I’d take...