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Visibility testing begins on unmanned MicroCub

Here’s who to thank and why it likely went down as it did. Last night House Transportation Chair Bill Shuster (R, PA) withdrew the amendment to FAA reauthorization pushing for turning the FAA’s air traffic control functions over to a private corporation. The bill—the Senate has already passed its version—once passed will then move on […]

The crash of a 206 shows the importance of knowing your engine…and your emergency checklists

What the future holds for the Cessna speedster

The affordable autopilot is now available for Piper models as well

Some things you probably knew, and perhaps some you didn’t, about the development and implementation of GPS

By ending production of the highly regarded but light selling TTx, Textron Aviation might be showing its long term plans for other models. When Textron Aviation announced that it had ended production of the TTx single-engine piston speedster, the news was greeted with little shock, and most of the commentary centered on the angle that […]

It seems as though things are looking up for the aircraft manufacturing industry

We’re looking for reader stories for not one, not two but THREE of our columns in Plane & Pilot

Can we ever hope to solve the mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan?