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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 […]

What the future holds for the Cessna speedster

The affordable autopilot is now available for Piper models as well

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

Keeping true to SocialFlight’s philosophy, one of the project’s main goals is to include as much of the aviation community in the experience as possible

Sometimes the answer to all of life’s problems can be found in that one place your worries can’t get to. It’s been a rough week for me. It happens. I’m lucky in that there’s nothing unsolvable or that can’t be out-waited, but still, these things can cause stress. There’s a lot of talk about how […]

A few things to keep in mind when tragedy strikes

Three people were killed and four injured in the accident