New research suggests that integrating Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) and Augmented Reality (AR) into general aviation pilot training could significantly enhance safety, reduce costs, and modernize learning methods.
Lights, camera, fly
While attaching a camera to your airplane can give you beautiful videos of your flying adventures, the videos are also useful for flight training, flight debriefing, maintenance, and more, according to Flight Flix officials.
Teen develops products to make flying safer and more enjoyable
A teenager has solved a problem facing ICON aircraft owners and is now working on products for other aircraft.
Behind the scenes at Oshkosh with the FAA
AirVenture is more than six months away, but preparations have already begun.
New pilot makes history in Mississippi
When Cason Brinkley, 16, soloed for the first time, he made history, becoming the youngest African American to solo an airplane in Mississippi.
New seaplane base opens in Michigan
John Marvin hopes seaplane pilots who are flying to Oshkosh will stop in for his Splash-In at the seaplane base on the west side of Thumb Lake in Michigan.
GA accidents and flight hours up, while fatal accidents continue downward trend
“Pilot-related accidents remain around 70%, with loss of control events continuing to be the leading causal factor and weather-related accidents remaining highly lethal,” Air Safety Institute officials said.
The latest on the journey to unleaded avgas
“As the general aviation community works toward this goal, the role of aircraft owners cannot be overstated,” EAGLE officials said in the initiative’s latest update. “They are, after all, the ultimate end-users of any new fuel, and their buy-in will be critical to its success.”
Seller beware: What to do if there is an old lien on your airplane
When a reader advertised his Cessna 182 for sale in the classified advertising section of General Aviation News, he quickly found a buyer. But he also discovered a 55-year-old lien on the 182’s title that killed the deal.