General aviation pilots who volunteer for LightHawk, a flight-based conservation organization, recently caught a glimpse into the future of rising sea levels and impacts on both coasts from climate change. The pilots joined forces with the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of clean water and healthy beaches, on Jan. 22, 2019, […]
ADS-B and ForeFlight among Sporty’s 2019 webinars
Sporty’s 2019 webinars cover a variety of topics, from weather to passing your checkride.
Scholarships offered for youth soaring camps
Application deadline is Feb. 15 for scholarships to a Vermont soaring camp.
Cessna 170 lands short
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during approach, which resulted in landing short of the runway threshold.
Picture of the Day: Flying back to home base
Steve Ferguson submitted the following photo and note: “Overhead Westchester County Airport (KHPN) in New York, flying my friend’s 1974 Cessna 172M back to her home base at Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) on a calm Saturday afternoon in December.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit […]
The case for enjoying not flying
Pilots must constantly hone their aeronautical decision making skills.
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo takes off
Light-sport aircraft expert Dan Johnson reports from the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo.
Air traffic controllers warn government shutdown could cripple National Airspace System
“In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire system will break. It is unprecedented.”
First flight: Boeing autonomous eVTOL aircraft
The PAV completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing during the flight, which tested the vehicle’s autonomous functions and ground control systems.