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A distraught man who allegedly threatened to crash the Cessna he was flying “if he saw any police around” is now a guest of the boys in blue. According to the Albany Times Union, the man apparently called his wife from the air on his cellphone saying he had a gun and intended to hurt […]

The aviation industry needs a strong voice of support in Washington and some loud voices are nominating the FAA. Flanked by the CEOs of the country’s three largest GA companies (Cessna, Raytheon and Bombardier) Rep. Todd Tiarht (R-Kan.) announced he intends to introduce legislation that would restore cheerleading status to the FAA. Congress removed the […]

The Nepalese government says a French pilot who claimed to have landed a helicopter on the 8,850-meter (29,000-foot) peak of Mt. Everest was telling a tall tale. According to Asian news agencies the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said last week that pilot Didier Delsalle has since admitted he couldn’t actually set down on […]

AOPA will make a pitch today to a Senate committee suggesting it either scrap the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) or at least modify it so it is less intrusive on GA operations. Andy Cebula, AOPA’s senior vice president for government and technical affairs, will speak on pilots’ behalf to the Senate Committee on […]

AVmail: June 6, 2005Reader mail this week about Sport Pilot insurance, Viagra in the cockpit, the Santa Cruz buzz and more.

COLUMNS The Savvy Aviator #18: Avoid an Annual CalamityThere are many things that can go wrong during an annual inspection, but the most critical start with an uninformed and uninvolved owner. AVweb’s Mike Busch takes us through the things we could do to mess it up, and how to avoid being messed up by others.

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On Saturday, June 18, San Diego’s Aerospace Museum will play host to some truly remarkable women, and you can be there. Though little-known in the West, the Russian “Night Witches” of World War II were as highly regarded by the Russians as they were despised by the German troops they harassed. Female pilot Marina Raskova […]

A report by the Navy Judge Advocate General blamed two Blue Angels pilots and an outdated flight manual for a crash that destroyed an F/A-18 Hornet jet, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. The crash occurred when a new team member on a training flight off the Florida coast was completing a split-S maneuver on […]