Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 takes off from Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia, with two cadets aboard on their first orientation rides.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Reno reboot
Question from pretty much every pilot I know, in pretty much every state: What did you think of the National Championship Air Races in its new location?
KSLN economic impact tops $1.6 billion
A new economic impact study shows Salina Regional Airport and Airport Industrial Center are powerful economic engines, generating more than $1.62 billion in economic activity and supporting 12,376 jobs in 2024.
The Swift Raffle is airborne
The grand prize is a $30,000 credit with Lycon Aircraft toward a new or rebuilt Continental or Lycoming engine or, if you prefer, you can take $20,000 cash.
New hangars in the works at KVRB
Scheduled to open in mid-October 2025, the project includes 46 private hangars and an exclusive tenant-only Pilot’s Lounge.
Bounced landing bends Bellanca
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway light.
Picture of the Day: Yellow Bird
Allen Stover submitted this photo and note: “The float plane Yellow Bird.”
Can pilots help save this small town?
As pilots we have the ability to combine a $100 hamburger run with helping to restore a community.
Tuskegee Airmen fly into the 21st century
Isaiah Hand, a 20-year-old Aviation Science major at Tuskegee University, made history in August 2025 by earning his private pilot certificate at Moton Field — the first Tuskegee student in nearly 80 years to earn his wings under the relaunched four-year Aviation Science Degree Program. He follows the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen, who became the nation’s first Black military pilots in 1942.