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Aviation headsets have a long and fascinating history, and for good reason.

What Neil Armstrong really said once he stepped foot onto the surface of the moon

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Facts and tidbits about aviation search and rescue.

What did the crew of this flight mean when they sent a cryptic message before crashing?

In a thrift shop just off Atlanta’s DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, a wooden case caught my eye. Amy and I spend a disproportionate amount of our time in secondhand stores. A lot of trips are busts, but there are times we strike gold. Sometimes, I can even tell in advance, like once when we walked into a thrift […]

Failing to say something when a fellow pilot is about to do something risky seems crazy, but it’s actually a well-known phenomenon.

Test your knowledge or check your answers with the crossword puzzle from our October 2019 issue.

This edition of Mysteries of Flight examines what happened to the Boeing 747 back in 1996.

PIPER PA28  Bonifay, FL/Injuries: 1 Fatal The owner of the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power during takeoff following a touchand-go landing, but was able to complete a 180° turn and land safely back on the runway. During a post-landing engine run-up, the owner was unable to duplicate the problem, so he taxied […]