Aircraft builders can sharpen their skills or learn new ones as the Experimental Aircraft Association brings back its Homebuilders Week series of free online webinars Jan. 26-30, 2026.
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Civil Air Patrol expands fleet with 15 new Cessnas
The order includes seven 172s and eight 182s.
Celebrating the DC-3’s 90th anniversary
The DC-3 Society is marking the 90th anniversary of the DC-3’s first flight on Dec. 17 with a special week-long broadcast series that brings together the people who know the aircraft best.
Tickets now on sale for FlightSimExpo 2026
The 2026 FlightSimExpo, slated for June 12-14 in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, will feature developers, non-profits, virtual airlines, air traffic control demos, seminars, announcements, off-site activities, and more.
Tips for safe winter flying
If you choose to fly during the winter, it’s imperative that you recognize the risks inherent in winter flying.
Santa returns to T82
Santa will once again visit Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg, Texas, for the annual Santa Fly-In.
The Flying Bulls to make only U.S. appearance at Oshkosh
The airplanes showcased will be a Douglas DC-6B and a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, each of which have fascinating stories behind their discovery and restoration, according to EAA officials.
Test flights begin for unmanned Cessna 208
Reliable’s flight tests will demonstrate regional air cargo operations in a terminal area in which maneuvers, procedures, ATC interactions, and implications of visual clearances for remotely piloted operations are assessed. Multiple data collection flights will be conducted, including flights designed to demonstrate contingency scenarios including lost link procedures, detect and avoid with visual observers, and Global Positioning System degraded and denied scenarios, according to officials with Reliable Robotics.
A new way to engage kids in aviation
Students at Lexington Middle School were tasked with designing and painting one of the airport’s snowplow blades, transforming the piece of winter equipment into “a work of art that represented their unique vision and tied to the aviation community” that the students titled “Hands That Dream,” airport officials said.