Next month’s Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo (April 9-14) in Lakeland, Florida, will include a “Flight Simulation Experience Center,” presented by the Flight Simulation Association (FSA). Along with a number of partners, FSA invites pilots, students, kids, retirees and other aviation enthusiasts to the center, which will be in the Future ‘n Flight Plaza on […]

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation of unmanned and autonomous systems (UAS) operations took a big step forward today (March 13). The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Transportation (DoT) filed a memorandum on the FAA’s efforts to establish a regulatory framework for such operations. According to the memo, “Nationwide […]

As revealed in Monday’s 1,040-page Pentagon budget justification document on its 2025 budget, the Air Force’s T-7A “Red Hawk” trainer program is facing yet another delay. Entry into service is now projected for mid-2028, a full year’s delay from the last published date. Air Force spokesman Andrew Hunter told reporters yesterday (March 12) that a […]

During the early days of World War II in the Pacific, the Curtiss P-40 served heroically well, despite its shortcomings against the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero, which was more maneuverable in a dogfight. As the story goes: After one harrowing mission, a P-40 pilot returned to base. After stowing his flight gear, he ran into a […]

Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., is requesting a waiver, hoping to retain his position as top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Now in his sixth year as ranking member on the committee and second year as chairman, Graves is coming up on the end of the term limits for the position. An avid […]

The 13th annual Redbird Migration, sponsored and organized by Texas-based flight-training technology innovator Redbird Flight, concluded yesterday (March 6). The two-day gathering at Houston’s Lone Star Flight Museum provided insights into simulation technology, not only as a training aid for pilots and student pilots, but also as a gateway attraction for prospective aviators. The featured […]

The upcoming April 8 solar eclipse is the kind of phenomenon that seems ideally suited to experiencing with the help of light-aircraft travel. While some large concentrations of the U.S. population won’t have to move to experience the eclipse, many GA pilots who aren’t so blessed have the opportunity to make a pleasant, satisfying day […]

Cirrus took its marketing strategy in a new and different direction with January 11’s livestream “reveal” of the new G7 version of the SR-series piston singles. As a “mature” pilot in the process of reestablishing instrument currency, I had mixed feelings on the overriding message. The livestream made no secret that Cirrus is targeting customers […]

Vero Beach, Florida flight academy Skyborne has ordered an additional 20 Piper Pilot 100i trainers. The new agreement will supplement an initial order for 11 Pilot 100is. Deliveries began in November 2023 as part of a multiyear agreement. The new deal is valued at $8 million, according to Skyborne. Skyborne CEO Lee Woodward said, “Over […]

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy angrily testified today (March 6) during a Senate hearing that “Boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months.” She referred to the NTSB investigation into the in-flight departure of a door plug from an Alaska […]