The pilot of a light aircraft that crashed in Co. Waterford yesterday was trying to make it back to Ireland when he ran into difficulty flying to France, it has emerged. The pilot was killed in the accident and several eyewitnesses were treated for shock.

McCauley shared several stories about his time as a ferry pilot, some of which can be found in the two books he authored – “Fairy Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic” and “Dangerous Flights: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Both books are available on Amazon.

The pilot of a small home-built aircraft that made an emergency landing in a Long Beach park in October, injuring the pilot and a woman on the ground, told federal investigators the plane lost fuel pressure then stalled,

An IAF pilot died after his Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerobatics display at Dubai Air Show 2025. A Pakistani retired fighter pilot, Wg Cdr Perci Virji, sharply criticised people mocking the death and urged respect for all aviators.

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to shut down engines in flight receives court supervision sentence.

A pilot who let his children fly the passenger plane he was in charge of had his last words before the aircraft crashed recorded on the black box. Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed on 23 March 1994, and all 75 people on board were killed after the plane collided with a mountain range in Russia while it was travelling from Moscow to Hong Kong.

With no traffic and speeds of up to 200 mph, American company Joby Aviation Inc. says a 45-minute journey can be cut to just 10 minutes.

Answer: According to the FAA, you do not have to wait for your pilot certificate (commercial) to be, as you say, out of temporary status before you take your next check ride.

In this video I fly a Cessna 152 for the first time. I want to keep my skills sharp, and continue to learn, so I want to fly as often as possible. The 152 is an economical choice since it burns the least amount of fuel and is cheaper to rent than the 172.