Richard Branson‘s Spaceshot: Remarkable And Surreal, With An Asterisk
The space flight carried Branson and three other Virgin employees to space, signaling the start of passenger service to space, kind of.
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Alaska Passenger Small Plane Suicide Attempt Sounded Worse Than It Was
The media loves a scary story, and all the better when it’s about aviation. In this case, the facts don’t bear out such an interpretation.
Why Do Pilots Sit In The Left Seat?
There must be a good reason for it, right? There is, and we tracked it down.
Five Things That Pilots Got Totally Wrong About Aviation Over The Years
Light GA has been around for more than 100 years now, which is something of a miracle considering all the misconceptions it has had to overcome.
Learjet Bird Strike!
Right place, right time for the photographer. The bird? Not so much.
EAA Rips FAA On Its New Interpretation Of Training In Experimental, Limited and Primary Category Aircraft
In a scathing response, Jack Pelton called the new interpretation a ’solution to a nonexistent problem.’
Big Approvals For Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot: Cessna 210s, Mooney M20s and Beech Bonanza Vee Tails!
The FAA approvals adds thousands of high-value aircraft to the GFC500 list.
Space About To Get Funky! ERAU To Use Virtual Reality, And The NTSB Will Scrap TWA 800 Reconstruction
Plus, the FAA warns about COVID after effects, a well-known aviation personality killed in Texas plane crash, the NTSB to search for ditched 737 black boxes, and much more!
Revolutionary Noise Reduction Approach: Graphene Aerogels
Researchers think that a new formulation of these bizarre super lightweight materials could tame the roar of even mighty jet engines.
Every Pilot Dreams Of Flying Through Fireworks. This Guy Did It!
And, yes, it looks every bit as cool as you’d think it would.
