Veteran pilot and CFI John Mahany offers a variety of tips, from paperwork to the airplane you use, to ensure your check ride is a success.
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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.
Celebrating 50 years of breaking barriers
From a farm in Illinois to flying a 747 across the ocean, Lynn Ripplemeyer celebrated her 50th year of flying by going up in a seaplane at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base.
Not the mission
Electric aircraft can’t match the range and speed of piston-powered planes like the Beech Baron for long flights, but they might excel in specific missions, such as short-haul routes with time for charging. While batteries lag behind 100LL in energy density, history shows early skepticism of disruptive technology — like automobiles — can evolve into widespread acceptance as use cases expand.
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.
Banyan expands Pilatus maintenance
Banyan Air Service has added the PC-24 to its existing Pilatus Satellite Service Center, offering maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). It also has expanded its Pilatus PC-12 services to the newly established MRO facility at St. Augustine Airport (KSGJ) in North Florida.
Follow the facts on the transition to unleaded avgas
An EPA study did not in any way, shape, or form prove that leaded avgas is any kind of a health hazard. In fact, it did just the opposite.
UND Aerospace partners with Vigilant on drone education, research, and training
As part of the one-year agreement, Vigilant will provide training for UND Aerospace students and faculty, with full integration of FlightHorizon into the program’s operations and research.
North Carolina airports have $88 billion impact on state’s economy
According to the recently released report, general aviation airports have an economic input of $7.1 billion, while employing more than 30,600 people and generating more than $378 million in state and local taxes.









