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When artificial intelligence soundly defeated a frontline fighter pilot last week, it wasn’t the beginning of the end. It was just the punctuation.

This week’s Plane & Pilot Photo Of The Week is a devastating one—a satellite image courtesy of NASA that shows great extent of the smoke created by the dozens of active fires burning in the Western United States. The photo shows that smoke reaching at least 500 miles from the California shore. There are literally […]

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The big tri-engine Douglas heavy does its thing on the front lines, and there’s real risk involved to everyone on site.

With conditions being perfect for fires, pilots need to be on heightened alert.

The small plane was videoed flying under the famous span. Now the Michigan State Police want your help to find him while the internet goes off the rails about the whole thing.

The Michigan State Police recently reached out to civilians for help in identifying a plane flying under a bridge. Should pilots help?

A happy enough ending for all, but how on earth did it happen?

A couple of big firsts for this program designed to ratchet down risk a little. Here’s how to check it out live for yourself.