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Fascinating facts about VLJs

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention in Las Vegas is fast approaching—“fast” being the operative term in all things related to the activity. While business aviation has been dominated by turbine-powered equipment for decades now, that wasn’t always the case. The first business aircraft, dating back more than 70 years now, were piston-powered personal […]

Volunteer groups are pitching in to take much needed supplies to the island

Volocopter’s trumpeted launch of passenger carrying service featured no passengers. Here’s what’s really happening, and FYI, it’s still really cool

FMA offers opportunities for students with a passion for music and aviation

New competition offers big prizes for advancements in personal flight technology

The City of Santa Monica is wasting no time moving forward with its plans for SMO

The collision between a United States Army Blackhawk UH-60 and a civilian drone over Staten Island, New York, last week was the first instance of a civilian drone hitting an aircraft operating in the National Airspace System. The Black Hawk reportedly suffered a small dent in the left side of its fuselage and a dented […]

Technology and training have changed in the last 50 years, thank goodness

There are five reasons only because I ran out of room for the other 95. As many of you know, I own an old plane. A senior citizen. A bucket of bolts. A golden oldie. The flying jalopy in question is a 1964 Cessna Skylane, which I bought last February. It’s 53 years old, which […]