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A new rule means the outdated FAA 3rd Class Medical could be a thing of the past for many of us. With the coming adoption (no jinx) of the FAA Third Class medical reform bill, I might never have to go through an FAA exam again. And I couldn’t be happier. Here’s how the timetable […]

The world’s biggest and best airshow is just around the corner. Here are some GREAT things to do there.

In a technology milestone, the Siemens motor powered an Extra 330LE, with a 260-kilowatt power output, a significant advance in the development of hybrid-electric aircraft.

In Alaska, airplanes truly can take on any mission

Forget ground-based sims. Imagine sitting inside the cockpit of a real plane while computer-generated graphics place you in a real-world scenario outside.

There are probably some pilots who want aviation to be a small world, who’d like nothing better than to make being a pilot and owning an airplane an exclusive club. Let me be clear: We are not those people. We want flying to be open to everyone who wants to fly. It won’t be easy […]

Bye Aerospace, the company that’s developing the Sun Flyer electric primary trainer, has its sights set on the defense market with a solar-electric model, the StratoAirNet

Why the first new turboprop single from Piper in 20 years matters

A progress report on some controversial and not-so-controversial programs

The ACS standards that are now in effect for both knowledge and practical testing are, in theory, a great advance for the aviation community. The reality is a bit more complicated than that. It’s not easy for me to admit that there’s a downside to the change. For many years, I’ve loudly complained to anyone […]