Designer Extraordinaire Burt Rutan and Tuskegee Airman Brigadier General Charles E. McGee To Be Honored at AOPA‘s Bob Hoover Awards
The event will be livestreamed and is free to all who want to attend!
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Concerning Skywriting From Plane Over American City!
We’re pretty sure this is a joke. If so, it’s a pretty funny one. If not, look out!
Report On Swiss Crash That Killed 20 Is Damning
Investigators detail pilot and maintenance errors that led to tragedy.
Roundup Of Aviation News For The Week of January 25, 2021
Remembering Challenger, USAF Crash Has Tragic Cause, Airline Job Toll Staggering and much more.
Plane & Pilot Photo of the Week for The Week of January 25, 2021
Remembering the Challenger disaster 35 years later
This Pilot Can Fly: Watch This Cessna Land On Something Kind Of Resembling A Runway
The strip or small clearing is situated just on the other side of a high ridge. It was a perfect playing field for this pilot to show off some enviable flying skills.
Tragic Pilot Error Blamed For USAF Afghanistan Surveillance Plane Crash
Investigators say that a mechanical failure led to a chain of errors that doomed the flight.
We Finally Know Exactly How Bad The Pandemic Has Been for Airline Pilots
A study said to be the first of its kind surveyed commercial pilots around the world. The results were sobering.
Pilot Saves Life By Jumping From Speeding (And Perfectly Good) Plane On Takeoff
He had a second to make the call and lived to tell the tale. Here’s what happened.
AOPA‘s Sweepstakes Plane Goes To California Pilot
The lucky winner of the gorgeous RV-10 has a pretty cool day job, too.
