Fire on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Forces Emergency Landing
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test was evacuated on Tuesday after landing in Texas due to smoke detected in the cockpit, the FAA said.
TSA Finds Three Landmines in Woman’s Luggage
A New Jersey woman flying to San Francisco to attend an explosives demonstration packed three shrapnel-filled landmines for the occasion. TSA screeners were not impressed.
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Syracuse
The Delta MD-88 suffered an engine failure over western New York.
Why An FAA Rule Change Won’t Stop Student Pilots
Aviation medical examiners will no longer issue student pilot certificates under a new rule adopted by the FAA. Unlike the old rules, starting on April 1 (yes, April Fool’s Day), these new certificates will never expire and s...
Gone Gliding – Part One
Glider pilots try to copy the birds when we’re centering on a thermal – a nice tight turn, feeling the lift happening from a wing lift or a bounce.