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AOPA aims to fight the good fight. We’re behind them all the way, but here’s why we’re not holding our breath. We have our occasional disagreements, but as is usually the case, AOPA’s Mark Baker is hitting the nail on the head with his organization’s efforts to slow down questionable fuel pricing practices at airports […]

The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center at AirVenture 2017 shattered records from the year before. How busy was it? The numbers are staggering.

You won’t believe the feature on Garmin’s D2 Charlie pilot watch

Sporty’s and Cirrus auctioned off an SF50 Vision Jet during the week of AirVenture

The emotional appeal of the flying car is something I don’t understand. Airplanes have been around for a long time, and they’re really good at doing what they do. Cars have been around even longer, and they’re even better at doing what they do, better, to explain, in that cars are supposed to stay firmly […]

The crash of a Lake amphibian is being investigated by the FAA and the NTSB

Tecnam’s P2012 twin-engine Traveller is on track for certification next year

Is the future of flight training electric?

I’ve been to a lot of EAA airshows in Oshkosh, but this one was special for me for me in one big way. For the past couple of decades and change, I’ve been happily trekking to Oshkosh in late July come rain or come shine—it’s been a lot more shine than rain, luckily. Lord knows […]

Cessna Cardinal One of the most beloved singles in the company’s long history, the Cessna model 177 Cardinal is proof that beauty isn’t necessarily synonymous with utility. Cessna introduced the Cardinal as a replacement for the somewhat ungainly-looking 172 Skyhawk, but it never came close to that, in part because the Skyhawk is a remarkable […]