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The FAA has confirmed it is investigating a midair collision between a biplane and what appears to be a large-scale radio-controlled model Aug. 14. FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the mishap occurred at an airport in Brighton, Colo., during what appeared to be a model aircraft event. The RC pilots were using an airport runway […]

Click for photos & video The pilot of a Canadian Forces CF-18 that crashed during an airshow rehearsal last month says he has “no reservations” about returning to the cockpit after his dramatic treetop ejection. Capt. Brian Bews appeared at a news conference Tuesday to talk about the accident, which happened July 23, the day […]

Click for a new photo sequence of the moment of impact at Jalopnik.com (opens in new window/tab) We got our wires crossed in our story in Monday’s AVwebFlash about the latest on the crash of Jack Roush’s Beech Premier at Oshkosh. We interpreted ATC recordings as suggesting another controller second-guessed the controller in the chair […]

Click for larger version The President is going on vacation, and that means 10 days of disruption for the busy GA operations around Martha’s Vineyard. Temporary flight restrictions (PDF) go into effect Thursday but, as of late Tuesday, the FAA didn’t know exactly when. The agency is warning pilots to check NOTAMs before flying in […]

The pilot profession and aviation in general has taken some knocks in the past couple of years but industry officials say the future is bright for those who want a career in the cockpit. FltOps.com is holding its annual Global Pilot Career Conference and Job Fair Aug. 28 at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway hotel, […]

Honeywell has released an upgrade of its JetMap passenger-information system that includes the ability to add the system to cabin-management systems made by other manufacturers. The JetMap III system provides a moving map image with three-dimensional depictions of terrain, including polar ice views so pax can keep an eye on where they are. But it […]

A 22-year-old Argentine aerobatic pilot is out of business for the moment but living to blog about it thanks to the BRS ballistic parachute he installed in his RANS S-9. Dino Moline’s only injury was a slightly burned foot after a wing snapped off during a negative G maneuver. The published negative G limit is […]

Officials on the Colombian resort island of San Andres have partially reopened the local airport’s only runway to allow special purpose flights relating to the crash of an Aires Boeing 737-700 on Monday. Authorities on the Colombian resort island of San Andres say it’s amazing more people weren’t killed when an Aires Airlines Boeing 737 […]

The man who made certified helicopters reasonably affordable is retiring, although a little later than he intended. Frank Robinson, whose piston-powered R22 and R44 helicopters are the best sellers in their class worldwide, had hoped to retire on his 80th birthday last January. Instead, he turned the company’s direction over to his son Kurt on […]

Click for more moment-of-impact photos Click for more photos of Roush’s Beech NASCAR racing legend Jack Roush appears to blame air traffic controllers working EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh for the events that led to the crash landing of his Beech Premier jet on July 27. “The reality of it — on a trip arrival into […]