Veteran seaplane pilot has a bit of advice for all general aviation pilots: “I encourage you to stop putting off that seaplane rating. I guarantee it will put a smile on your face on that first landing — it never gets old!”
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Video: Soccer in the sky
An NBC news report looks at a drone soccer program at the Sato Academy of Mathematics and Sciences in Long Beach, California. Compared to the Harry Potter game Quidditch, drone soccer is producing some of the school’s star athletes, according to the report by Gadi Schwartz, who notes the school has placed first in every competition it enters.
Children’s book born from family’s love of aviation
Her love of flying was inspired by her father, but the idea for her new book was from her son, who proudly proclaims to the world “My Mama is a pilot.”
High school program creates pilots
During the two-year program, the high school students earn their private pilot certificate and instrument rating — at no cost to their families.
Celebrating SUN ‘n FUN’s golden anniversary
The night air shows on Wednesday and Saturday nights put the party in the 50th-year celebration of the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.
The door man for hangars
Mike Schweiss, the founder of Schweiss Doors, says his company sells the “Cadillac of doors.”
Video: Celebrating John Lane
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News Of Wings & Things columnist, recently posted a video honoring John Lane, one of Idaho’s premier warbird restorers and pilots, who died March 21, 2024, after a brief illness.
A different kind of fly-in
Based off the Airbnb model, Fly-Inn.com lists properties for short-term rentals for general aviation pilots.
10 best-selling piston airplanes in 2023
2023 was a “banner year” for general aviation, with piston airplanes deliveries increasing 11.8% to 1,682. But what were the top 10 best-selling piston airplanes of the year?