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John Walton, 58, a multi-billionaire and heir to the Wal-Mart fortune, died Monday afternoon when the small aircraft he was flying crashed in a field of sagebrush in Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming, shortly after takeoff from Jackson Hole Airport. He was alone in the aircraft. A witness told park rangers that the aircraft […]

They’ve tried NOTAMs and ground-based laser warning systems to warn airplanes off, and they’ve scared pilots who stray with fighter-jet escorts and license suspensions, but nonetheless, another small aircraft wandered into the ADIZ over Washington, D.C., early last night, causing yet another evacuation of the U.S. Capitol. The scare lasted only a few minutes, then […]

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AVmail: June 27, 2005Reader mail this week about the Pinnacle and Payne Stewart crashes, why we fly and more.

COLUMNS As the Beacon Turns #91: A Great Storyteller Goes WestA long-time fixture in aviation and aviation writing passed away recently. Gordon “Bax” Baxter was, for many, the voice of old-time aviation, whether on the radio or in his prolific columns and books. AVweb’s MIchael Maya Charles was a fellow FLYING magazine staffer and an […]

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Most pilots know the dangers of wake turbulence from heavy jets but residents near Sydney Airport in Australia have also become educated on its effect. Unfortunately for them, they can’t steer their vortex-ravaged homes away from the peril. Since 2000, there have been at least 21 reports of damage caused by wingtip vortices from low-flying […]

On the financial brink just two years ago, Lancair Certified — now producing what they call the fastest piston-single in the world — is on a roll. The company has increased its workforce by 40 percent in the last six months and it’s looking for about 70 more people to help meet demand for its […]