Gilles Roy submitted this photo and note: “I love my T182T. I’ve owned it since new in 2007. From the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, it has seen the best world.”
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Picture of the Day: Freedom fighters
Adam Alexander submitted this photo and note: “The United States Air Force pays tribute to the previous generation of aviators while also displaying its impressive new technology with the F-35 and P-51 at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.”
Woman-focused aviation podcast debuts
The podcast will feature trailblazers, record-setters, adventurers, and entrepreneurs, having “unguarded conversations about what it means to be a woman, especially in aviation,” according to host Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft.
Are you prepared if you need an ATC light gun signal?
In a new video, 310 Pilot Kevin Thornton shows how visible light gun signals are from the tower on the ground, in the air, and in the air at night.
Another first in flight for Dayton
Four students became the first to earn bachelor degrees centered around aviation at a community college in Dayton, Ohio.
Want to be a pilot? Charlie says send him the bill
Charlie Gasmire wants the world to have more pilots — and he’s willing to help pay for your introduction to the cockpit.
One Pilot’s View: Complacency kills
Complacency is insidious. It creeps in disguised as routine. “Been there, done that and I know how this will come out because I have done it so many times before.” That is the complacency trap and I was going to be the next one caught…
The big things are easy
The big things are easy. The procedures are clear. It’s the little things — the artistry of being a pilot — that really makes things interesting and totally unique.
One Pilot’s view: A rescue mission
We all know about the $100 hamburger, but this is the tale of the $200 smoked chicken.