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The annual symposium on all things flight training goes live tomorrow with an impressive lineup of speakers, forums and more.

Though many doubt the viability of such a concept, the idea of a small, single-pilot, practical jet-powered airplane has been around for a good long while.

A new sighting of a ’€œman flying a jetpack’€ might have been something else, though not Superman exactly.

A potentially expensive airworthiness directive is finalized, the return of the jet pack intruder, a long cross-country of a hybrid plane and much more in this week’s aviation news roundup.

The results might not surprise you–they were pretty much as we’d expected. Still, they were far from unanimous.

We did a double take the first time we saw this photograph. You might, too. Plus, the water is so clear, you could see a mermaid down there!

The SR22 went down in shallow water in Yuba City. The parachute deployment is creating controversy.

This video of an unlimited aerobatic plane making a low pass on a line of tents has, not surprisingly, generated a lot of controversy.

It’s been a rough past couple of years for the Washington aircraft maker, and the sanctions levied against U.S. products over Boeing subsidies will make it even tougher.

First Documented Wing Walk: 1911 Early Use: Aircraft refueling & repair (World War I) Founder Of First “Flying Circus:” Ormer Locklear, 1919 Trademark Stunt: Jumping plane-to-plane Most Daring Feat: “Dance of Death” The Stunt: Two pilots switching planes mid-air Hollywood Film Featuring Locklear: The Great Air Robbery Aircraft: Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” Film Featuring His Death: […]