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You Have Got To See What Happens When This Back Seat Passenger Gets G-LOC

G-LOC, for G-induced loss of consciousness, acts quickly. See what happens to this guy and how the pilot talks him back to the world.

NTSB Shares Shocking Crash Details, Credits Proposed For Green Gas And A Big 50th For EAA

Plus, a wayward Tiger gets chased by Falcons, 900 Atlantic crossings for longtime ferry pilot, EAA celebrates a big 50th for one segment, a Cirrus canopy deposits Cirrus in the canopy, and much more in light aviation’s best weekly news roundup!

EAA Reports That A Bigger, Better LSA Is Still On Track

The movement to expand the Light Sport Aircraft rule into larger, faster and more capable aircraft is still alive.

Survey Results: Pilots Are Overwhelmingly for Restrictions On Government‘s Use of ADS-B For Enforcement.

We guessed the poll would skew this way, but we had no idea how big the numbers would be.

Spin Training?

This pilot captured an amazing pic of one great reason to hold off on that landing, at least for a while!

NTSB Releases Factual Report On Texas King Air Tragedy

The plane was departing from Addison Airport when it lost its left engine. The pilot had seconds to get it right, but according to the preliminary data, he didn’t.

Going Direct: UFOs: I Want NOT to Believe, But The Evidence is Mounting

With literally hundreds of close encounters of the second kind between United States military pilots and unexplainable aerial phenomena, the question is no longer, ’Do they exist?’ but, rather, ’What are they?’

Red Tail Academy Orders Two Piper Trainers

The company has ordered two Pilot 100i trainers for the Tuskegee Airmen Inc.- inspired scholarship program.

Chain Of Errors In Fatal King Air Wreck Started With One Of The Basics

Lessons learned apply to all pilots and every takeoff, ever.

Backcountry Flying Revolution

The biggest growth sector in light aviation is wilderness flying. Here’s how this once-niche segment became a movement.