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"Every pilot who's flown airplanes always has a story of how they got somewhere they didn't want to be, and they just barely got out of it. And they never want to put themselves there again..."

Source: Dan Garrett, president of Momentum Aeronautics, discussing the new “scoop” technology developed by Momentum Aeronautics that is meant to reduce the danger to single-engine aerial firefighting pilots by reducing drag while scooping and giving better rud

P-40 Will Be the Second Aircraft in the ‘LiteFighters’ Kit Family Behind the P-36

ScaleBirds is making solid progress on its second ‘LiteFighter’, recently displaying the so-called ‘structural load testing mule’ of its upcoming 55% scale P-40 kit at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. The exhibit simply gave builders a look at the fusela

Deal With Mistral Will Bring AI To Defense And Safety Systems

Airbus has signed a partnership with French AI start-up Mistral AI, to expand the use of AI across its aviation, defense and space businesses. Airbus plans to embed artificial intelligence across its commercial aircraft, helicopter, defense and space operation

Aero Linx: Action for Airfields

The campaign is an independent grass roots effort dedicated to fostering an environment which encourages and supports the aviation community to Actively support airfields against restriction or closure and Promote airfields to the wider community.

En Route Low Altitude Charts Provide aeronautical information for en route instrument navigation (IFR) in the low altitude stratum. Information includes the portrayal of airways, limits of controlled airspace, position identification and frequencies of radio a

Why Heliports And Vertiports Face Growing Liability Concerns

As urban air mobility expands, safety guidance is becoming far harder to ignore. Across the United States, the rapid growth of vertical flight infrastructure is exposing a dangerous misunderstanding that continues to linger throughout the industry. Many operat

Medical Officer Vacancies At FAA Led To Health-Certification Backlog

The Federal Aviation Administration has added 40% more staff to review health certifications of pilots and air traffic controllers after an employee blew the whistle on severe shortfalls that allegedly endangered the public. The backlog may have led to hundred

Allegations Include Classifying International Charter Flights As General Aviation Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $336,000 civil penalty against Planet Nine Private Air of Van Nuys, Calif., for allegedly violating international aviation regulations and “conducting flights in a careless and reckless manner.” The FAA

NTSB Report Says Pilot Was Interrupted When Air Traffic Control Issued Landing Clearance

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that the pilot of a Cessna 750 Citation X who made a belly landing at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla., on May 9 was interrupted during a before-landing checklist, did not complete it

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