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Five Videos Of Epic Birdstrikes and The Pilots Who Saved The Day

If you’ve flown planes long enough, you’re bound to strike a bird. With many airports located near migratory routes, water and farmland, the risk is real. Tools are out there…

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Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to Honor the end of World War II

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FAA Humor: Five Creatively Named Arrivals and Approaches

Most all large airports have 3 dimensional routes that aircraft follow to get into position to land. The first part is the Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) and the final leg…

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Here’s What It’s Like to Own an Original T-6 aircraft

Irritating the Wasp: The Legacy of a South African T-6 Harvard It could be the laziest of days at the airport, but when the distinctive sound of a T-6- or…

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Pilots of the Caribbean at St. Barts

The Approach to this Airport in Paradise is One of Aviation’s Greatest Challenges The Gustaf III airport, commonly referred to as St. Bart’s, has earned a title as one of…

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Summer Bummer: Airshow Fans All Dressed Up with No Place to Go

Three biggest shows of the year aren’t happening due to COVID-19. Many aviation enthusiasts survive the doldrums of winter by anticipating the buzz of airshow season. We roll into the…

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The Chicken and/or the Egg: The Evolution of Safety for the GA Pilot

When It Comes to Safety, No Other Industry Has Evolved as Quickly as Aviation In comparison with other industries, in a span of one hundred years, has anything evolved so…

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Meet Jessica Ambats, The Air to Air Aviation Photographer

There is nothing more beautiful than an air to air photo of an airplane. A high quality image of heavier than air machine in its native environment gets every avgeek…

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Pilots Get Rare Chance To Land At Nation’s Busiest Airports

COVID-19 pandemic opens up busy airports to private and military flyers Airlines are flying significantly less flights due to the massive drop in air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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JetSuite Packs Up Shop Due To COVID-19, JSX Continues Service

JetSuite, the innovative private jet company suspends service. Their scheduled subsidiary JSX continues to operate. JetSuite, the private jet service carrier, suspended service this past week. It joins a growing…

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Meet Jonah: Founder of Plane Bricks, Creating Customized airplane Block Kits

Great to meet you Jonah! Many avgeeks love legos and they love building things too. Some lego sets offer aircraft. But they aren’t really that accurate. What is supposed to…

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Performs Successful Launch Abort Test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX achieved a huge milestone in safely launching astronauts from America’s Space Coast this spring as they performed an uncrewed launch abort test of their spacecraft…

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Five Videos Of Epic Birdstrikes and The Pilots Who Saved The Day

Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to Honor the end of World War II

FAA Humor: Five Creatively Named Arrivals and Approaches

Here’s What It’s Like to Own an Original T-6 aircraft

Pilots of the Caribbean at St. Barts

Summer Bummer: Airshow Fans All Dressed Up with No Place to Go

The Chicken and/or the Egg: The Evolution of Safety for the GA Pilot

Meet Jessica Ambats, The Air to Air Aviation Photographer

Pilots Get Rare Chance To Land At Nation’s Busiest Airports

JetSuite Packs Up Shop Due To COVID-19, JSX Continues Service

Meet Jonah: Founder of Plane Bricks, Creating Customized airplane Block Kits

SpaceX Crew Dragon Performs Successful Launch Abort Test

Sun N Fun is Gearing up for Their 50th Anniversary Air Show

Meet the First Woman to Become a Commercial Pilot

Pilot Recalls First Flight of the F-16 on its 50th Anniversary

My First Night Of Desert Storm

A New CEO is Taking Over JetBlue