Garmin has launched two new aviator smartwatches, the D2 Air X15 and D2 Mach 2, both featuring AMOLED touchscreens, built-in speakers and microphones, and extensive avionics connectivity. Both models ...
The National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, offers a profound "timeless connection" to aviation history, celebrating the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who performed vital non-combat ...
Cirrus Aircraft has launched a new instrument rating program, expanding its Cirrus Approach Flight Training curriculum to help owners fully utilize their aircraft and fly in diverse conditions. The ...
The author, an old-school pilot initially skeptical of modern Cirrus aircraft, overcame their bias to experience flying a Cirrus SR20 G6. The flight experience was facilitated by Texas Top Aviation, ...
The pilot, who held an airline pilot transport certificate and had logged approximately 21,000 flight hours, planned to do a cross-country flight in the twin-engine, amateur-built airplane. He was ...
"In-cockpit weather" has a long history, initially delivered through aural broadcasts from ground sources like Flight Service Stations (FSS) via VOR frequencies. The delivery evolved from live, ...
The pilot was familiarizing himself with the airplane in preparation for a multiday, cross-country flight. He also said that there was a potential that he would provide flight instruction to a student ...
Elrey Jeppesen, an airmail pilot, founded the Jeppesen company after realizing the critical lack of accurate navigational charts and safety information for pilots in the 1930s. He began compiling ...
Harold Davis is an 81-year-old aviation veteran with over 60 years of experience in aircraft painting, having started as an apprentice at Beechcraft and later working for companies like FedEx and ...
The Azalea Aviation Saberwing is a genuinely affordable and speedy two-seat experimental kitplane, with a complete, airworthy aircraft costing around $55,000, including Azalea's proprietary Spyder ...
The article details the author's first hands-on experience with a Light Sport Aircraft, the Jabiru J-230D, under the mentorship of "Mr. Light Sport" Dan Johnson. The Jabiru J-230D is presented as an ...
Ken Nelson owns a rare Varga 2180TG Kachina, the very last airframe built by Varga Aircraft, distinguished by its tailwheel configuration and unique military-style paint scheme that attracts attention ...