A Very Special Cub and Sunrise
This week’s photo is of the sunrise in the north of France taken from a light plane that took part in an Allied invasion you might not have heard about.
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What You Didn‘t Know About The Falcon Jet Run Through Star Wars Canyon
Why the low-level flight was one of the greatest PR stratagems in aviation history
Falcon Jet Plays Star Wars; A Minor Scare for Trump; and the Navy Goes Way Deep
Plus, Heli-Expo rocked, Garmin gets a big STC, and aviation wags its finger at Russia.
Flight Simulators: Valuable Teaching Tools For Pilots
They’re not real airplanes, but in some ways, they’re better.
Jet Carrying Donald Trump Makes Emergency Landing
The private jet had an engine failure but landed safely. And then the former president had a big ask.
ABQ Balloonists Threatened By Iron-Fisted ADS-B Rule
The FAA’s blanket rule puts ATC and balloonists at odds
F-35C Recovered from South China Sea
This was a real-life mission impossible’¦they crushed it
An-225: A Look Back At A Fallen Giant In Action
The world’s largest aircraft ever was confirmed destroyed by Russian attacks on Ukraine. But what a marvel it was.
Ukrainian Treasure Confirmed Destroyed; Debunked Ghost of Kyiv Lives On, and a Mysterious PA Training Crash
Plus, An-225 loss leaves Boeing hanging; deadstick leads to GoFundMe ask, Inhofe to retire from U.S. Senate, and much more.
An-225 as Good as Gone: Smoking Gun Photo of Behemoth Plane Destroyed by Fire
The first photo that truly and clearly shows the level of destruction of the world’s largest airplane
