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Airbus Zephyr crashes short of endurance record
The Airbus Zephyr 8 high-altitude drone suffered a catastrophic failure and crashed just hours shy of a 63-year-old flight endurance world record.
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Training and Safety Tip: A recipe for success
Have you ever made duck pâté en croûte? Yeah, me neither. In fact, I’m not even sure how to pronounce it. But if you did want to tackle some totally…
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AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES “COMPANION COPILOT” VIDEO SERIES
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released its new Companion Copilot video series.
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Much to learn and see in Spokane
AOPA’s regional fly-ins return, but this time we’re calling them Hangouts. Meet us at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington, to take part in educational...
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Companion Copilot
The Companion Copilot 5-part video series provides frequent GA passengers—who are not pilots—an opportunity to learn more about how they can pinch hit...
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New aircraft demand remains ‘robust’
Kinks remain in the supply chain and a shortage of skilled workers persists, but demand for general aviation aircraft led to many double-digit increas...
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Civil Air Patrol gets SiriusXM across fleet
A new partnership between SiriusXM and the Civil Air Patrol will provide valuable weather information to CAP pilots who fly important and time-sensiti...
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NBAA names Dale Earnhardt Jr. keynote speaker
Two-time Daytona 500 winner and longtime general aviation user Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as a keynote speaker on the first day of the National Bus...
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National Flight Simulator buys Redbird FMX simulator
National Flight Simulator has added a Redbird FMX motion simulator to its simulator-based training facility at the Manchester Boston Regional Airport...
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FAA approves Reliable Robotics’ path to autonomy certification
Aviation automation developer Reliable Robotics announced that the basis for certifying a system that would allow aircraft such as a Cessna Caravan to...
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Turbine upgrade being crafted for kitplanes
Have you ever seen a homebuilt airplane with a turbine engine? You might soon—Australia-based TurbAero is in the process of installing one of its prot...
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‘One I’ll never forget’
Sometimes the people that aviation can uplift the most are right in front of us.