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“The weather window looked permissible, but we flew through more severe weather than expected – the sort of turbulence that would have had coffee on the ceiling in an airliner – and the only problem was that it consumed more energy than anticipated. Everything was green except the battery level.”

Source: A statement from Skydweller Aero CEO Robert Miller, who remains optimistic despite the loss of the company’s prototype aircraft, telling Forbes that the situation was very different from the accidents that ended other solar projects, and that Skydwelle

Fly Low And Relatively Slow – A Great Island Hopper That Will Be A Kit

Viking Engines Owner Jan Eggenfellner brought his latest new design to SUN ‘n FUN in April, the Viking Twin V-42, a new four-seat twin-engine design. The plane is all sheet metal and will be made into a kit aircraft once it flies. It is 50-inches wide with fou

Safety More Critical Than Ever As Increasingly Complex Challenges Are Faced

The Department of the Air Force honored its leading safety performers for fiscal year 2025, celebrating their commitment to protecting airmen and guardians. These top advocates have been lauded for weaving disciplined operations and meticulous risk management

Also: Apache Helicopter Transmission, USAF Gear-Up, Satellite WiFi For Citations, Tecnam STOL

The City of Mesa Arizona has been named in a federal lawsuit filed by two flight schools, CAE Aviation Academy and Thrust Flight Properties, challenging the implementation of landing fees at Falcon Field Airport (FFZ). The schools have also filed a joint FAA P

Also: Launching Drones From Helicopters, MQ-9B w/AEW Pods, Eve Wingborne Testing, Tamarack Satellite WiFi

The YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft has resumed flight testing after a six-week pause that began when one of the drones crashed in early April. General Atomics builds the YFQ-42A, announced the return to flight May 21 and said a safety review conducted d

Also: Launching Drones From Helicopters, MQ-9B w/AEW Pods, Eve Wingborne Testing, Tamarack Satellite WiFi

The YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft has resumed flight testing after a six-week pause that began when one of the drones crashed in early April. General Atomics builds the YFQ-42A, announced the return to flight May 21 and said a safety review conducted d

Aero Linx: Transportation Safety Board of Canada The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency created by an Act of Parliament (the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act) on 29 March 1990 with the mandat

Airport Taxi Charts Designed to expedite the efficient and safe flow of ground traffic at an airport. These charts are identified by the official airport name; e.g., Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Damage From Explosion Not As Severe As Initially Thought

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin said Tuesday the damage was not as severe as initially feared and that the company plans to resume New Glenn rocket launches by the end of the year, according to SpaceFlight Now. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in an overnigh

Commemorative Air Force Will Patriciate In Many Locations

David Oliver, President and CEO of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) said the organization’s aircraft will participate in celebrations across the nation as Americans gather to commemorate our country's founding and reflect on the generations who have served to