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de Havilland Beaver on floats, at a secret Alaskan fishing spot

The de Havilland Beaver: Arguably the Best Bush Plane Ever Built

As the de Havilland Beaver departs the ground, the smile will be ...

Handling In-Flight Emergencies: Are You Really Prepared?

Rod Machado’s new eLearning Course on in-flight emergencies is definitely an entertaining ...

Pilatus PC-12 on runway - FAA Issues SAIB CE-17-13 Regarding PC-12 Engine Oil Pressure

FAA Issues SAIB CE-17-13 Regarding PC-12 Engine Oil Pressure

Both the FAA and EASA don’t feel the airworthiness concern warrants an ...

ICON A5 aircraft parked at hangars

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report Regarding Tragic ICON A5 Accident

Kirk Hawkins, the CEO and Founder of ICON, called the accident a ...

Cessna Citation Mustang in flight

Final Cessna Citation Mustang Rolls Off the Line

The Citation M2 is positioned to take over the Cessna Citation Mustang’s ...

Airplane at Jake's Bar airstrip in the Alaska backcountry

RAF, Local Alaska EAA Group Working with NPS to Clean Up Jake’s Bar

The work on Jake’s Bar airstrip will include surface improvements and cutting ...

Cessna 150 landing - FAA issues SAIB CE-17-12 regarding C150, C152 aircraft

FAA Issues SAIB CE-17-12 For Certain Cessna 150 and 152 Models

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern detailed in SAIB-CE-17-12 doesn’t warrant ...

Cessna 185 Skywagon in flight - FAA issues SAIB NE-17-11 regarding certain Continental Motors engines

FAA Issues SAIB For Continental IO-520, IO-550 Engines

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern with Continental IO-520 and IO-550 series ...

2002 King Air B200 for sale by Textron Financial

Textron Financial to Auction 1976 Cessna 421C and 2002 King Air B200

Both the 1976 Cessna 421C and the 2002 King Air B200 are ...

May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing cover image of a drone pilot

May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing Focuses on ‘You and UAS’

Considering getting your Remote Pilot Certificate? The May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing covers ...