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Going Direct: What? Who? Surprising Leaders In Electric Flight
When it comes to innovations, most are evolutionary. One new program announced on Tuesday is going to change everything. The news from the continent is encouraging. The development of useful electric-powered aircraft is happening before our very eyes. On Tuesday, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens announced an ambitious partnership to make electric propulsion a reality in […]
SkyCourier: Cessna Unveils Clean Sheet Twin
You’ll never guess who the launch customer is or what engines are in this new plane
Pilot‘s View: The FAA And Small Drones
Our readers check in with their opinions on how big a deal small drone regulation really is
Apps: ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, FlyQ: A Thanksgiving Holiday Flurry Of Improvements
Mobile app updates for the holidays
Mysteries Of Flight: What Makes Airplanes Fly?
The myths, theories and facts about what keeps our flying machines up in the sky
Going Direct: Thanksgiving By Air
It seems improbable, but the Pilgrims helped shape my love of flying. The Thanksgiving holiday is strongly associated with air travel, for good and for bad. It’s good that so many of us are able to jet from where we live to be with our extended families, and at the same time, airline terminals are […]
Fatal Halladay Icon Crash: NTSB Report Hints At Cause
Investigators describe details of the crash sequence that raise numerous questions about the fateful flight
Going Direct: Are We Glimpsing GA‘s Future With Drone Debate?
Should the FAA have regulatory authority over model airplanes? It’s a more complicated debate than many people realize. The drone debate has been back and forth and back again, with the FAA stressing that it wants to have the authority to regulate even recreational drones. The agency, you might remember, established rules last year requiring […]