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Fun times on the coast of Iceland on a windy day with a big tire Cub.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk Pescadero, California/Injuries: 1 Fatal Radar data indicated that the pilot departed around dusk and proceeded over the ocean, paralleling the coastline for about 20 miles before radar contact was lost about 3 miles offshore. Several persons in a campground that overlooked the ocean, witnessed an aircraft impact the water a few miles […]

How his career and legend shaped my flying life, and those of a million other pilots.

Goodbye to a legend, the return of the 737 Max, an ’€œawesome’€ disaster and much more in this week’s edition of Just the Facts, our weekly roundup of the week’s biggest news stories.

The October 2019 crash of the historic warbird in Hartford, CT, claimed the lives of seven of the 13 onboard. The NTSB found problems with restraints and with the engines.

Our pick for the week of Friday, December 11, 2020

Why was the Piper Tomahawk suffering so many loss-of-control crashes? After an FAA/NTSB investigation and recertification, you’d think the answer would be clear. You’d be wrong.

The biggest commercial event in the world, airshow organizers saw fit to pull the plug well in advance. What do they know that we don’t?

Politeness has no place in aviation, at least not where the truth is concerned.

A tragic accident unlike any we’ve ever come across. The Feds are investigating.