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See how fast it all happens and what precision flying it takes. Amazing.

The updated look at the birth of the manned space program is a dramatic series based on the book by Tom Wolfe. There’s a lot to recommend it.

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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 […]

Extreme Weather and Wildfires, Police Hunt A Scofflaw Pilot, Fastest King Air, Aviation For Girls and More

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?