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Overheard one evening as a Fayetteville, North Carolina controller was working with a Cessna that was requesting flight following. The...

Researchers See Clear Air Turbulence

German researchers have developed a system that uses lasers mounted on aircraft to "see" clear air turbulence ahead of the plane. At the...

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Apps: Tilting Toward Simplicity?

That's where Jeppesen's Mobile FliteDeck VFR seems to be going. We welcome the trend.

Running Out of Gas: It Takes Focus

Nothing is quite so distracting as two needles on E and flashing bingo lights.

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Podcast: OpenAirplane Grows

OpenAirplane, a network of aircraft rental outlets with a common database of renting pilots, has more than doubled in size in a month....
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Input Sought For New CFI Standards

The FAA has released a draft revision of the airman certification standards for flight instructors, and the public has until August 23 to...

Overload Study Tracks Pilots Eyes

Australian researchers have created a study that aims to answer questions regarding pilots' reliance on automated systems and information...

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No Wonder Kids Don't Want to Fly

And it may take more than a Disney movie to inspire them.

Disney's Planes: Good, Clean Fun

Just don't expect the aviation version of Toy Story.

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Podcast: 5,300 Young Eagles Flown

Larry and Maxine Durst of Roseburg, Oregon have combined efforts to allow Larry to fly more than 5,300 Young Eagles since 1994 to earn...
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Balloonist Killed In Festival Accident

Canadian police aren't saying exactly how a young hot air balloon pilot died at a major balloon festival south of Montreal on Sunday but...

Seaplane Pilots Rescue Ditched Pilot

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than it is to be good but the pilot of an aircraft that ditched off Key Largo, Fla., on Thursday seemed...

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Running Out of Gas: It Takes Focus

Nothing is quite so distracting as two needles on E and flashing bingo lights.

My Friend Mike

The hardest part of losing a friend is not being able to say goodbye.

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Podcast: GA Safety Rate Fails to Improve

The NTSB this week released its latest safety statistics, and the rate for general aviation aircraft showed little improvement. Earl...
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FAA Proposes Checks For Thousands Of GA Engines

Up to 6,000 Continental engines with aftermarket PMA cylinders from Engine Components International could be affected by a new...

Deer Trail's Drone Hunt Vote

The town of Deer Trail, Colo., Tuesday held a vote on a local ordinance that could financially encourage residents to shoot down UAVs...

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Disney's Planes: Good, Clean Fun

Just don't expect the aviation version of Toy Story.

Continental Diesels: Crunching the Numbers

To do that, think globally. Everyone else is.

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Podcast: Continental's Rhett Ross on Thilert TBOs, Diesels, Mogas, and More

Following their acquisition of Thielert Engines' assets, Continental Motors is working to extend TBOs on the Thielert IO-series. And...
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Berringer Patents Ground-Loop Resistant Tailwheel

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Aviat Husky Runs On Natural Gas

"The U.S. has plenty of natural gas," said Aviat CEO Stu Horn on Wednesday morning at EAA AirVenture, as he showed off a blue-and-white...

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Video: Aerocross's Wearable HUD -- Aviation's Google Glass

At AirVenture, we talked to Aerocross Systems' Tam Pho about a new product the company is introducing. It's essentially a wearable HUD,...
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Da Vinci Codex On Flight At Smithsonian

A notebook dating back to roughly 1505, filled by Leonardo da Vinci, with his ideas and sketches regarding bird and mechanical flight,...

Pelton Upbeat On AirVenture Results

At the traditional wrap-up news conference at Oshkosh on Sunday afternoon, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton said this year's show succeeded in...

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AirVenture Tech Bits

Oshkosh always yields a few head turners. Here's a look at three of them.

AirVenture 2013: A Welcome Course Correction

It will never be 2006 again, but the show was friendlier, more energetic and just plain interesting.

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Video: Aerocross's Wearable HUD -- Aviation's Google Glass

At AirVenture, we talked to Aerocross Systems' Tam Pho about a new product the company is introducing. It's essentially a wearable HUD,...
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Pilatus Launches Chinese Partnership

Pilatus has chosen a Chinese company, Beijing Tian Xing Jian Yu Science Co., as a partner for expanding into the Chinese market, the...

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Behind the Scenes: NASA's Flying IR Observatory

How do you cut a hole the size of a two-car garage in the side of a 747 and fly it at Mach 0.8? Very carefully.

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Podcast: The Man Behind HondaJet

Mishimasa Fujino created the HondaJet from a drawing on the back of a calendar and eventually convinced Honda to pursue light jet...
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Tablet Apps: Connectivity is the Buzzword

What’s ahead for tablet apps? For the short term, look for yet more features, improved operational interfaces and more capability,...

Top iPad Developers' Roundtable At OSH

Wednesday, July 31, at AirVenture Oshkosh, a free forum hosted by MyGoFlight will include executives from ForeFlight, Hilton Software,...

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Apps: Tilting Toward Simplicity?

That's where Jeppesen's Mobile FliteDeck VFR seems to be going. We welcome the trend.

Eeek? My Chart App Tanked

It happens, probably every day. So do you carry around of heap of stale paper or backup with something else?

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Video: Jeppesen's New App for the VFR Pilot

The general trend in tablet apps is to add ever more features as a competitive edge. But at AirVenture 2013, Jeppesen took a different...
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