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Early Analysis - Beechcraft Baron Crash

Let's take an early look at the crash of a 1978 Beech B55 Baron that occurred Thursday night, July 9th at about 11:00 p.m. Sadly, this crash claimed the lives of a father and son. The crash occurred near Waterloo,…

Two Fatal Crash Landings 3 Important Lessons 7/16/26

We've had two forced landings today that resulted in fatalities. We've got enough data and information to learn a couple of important takeaways from these two crashes. On Thursday, the 16th of July, my name's Juan…

NINE Airplanes with Fuel EMERGENCIES Over London!

Nine flights declared fuel emergencies over London on July 14, 2026, after a British Airways Airbus A320 experienced technical issues and blocked Gatwick Airport's runway 08 left for approximately 30 minutes. With…

Dassault Aviation stock trades steady as defense and business jet demand supports backlog - ad-hoc-news.de

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DESIGN BRIEF: Prowess concept by Natalie Rodríguez Luxury Design - Business Jet Interiors

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Matternet Adds Beeline UAS to Part 135 Drone Delivery Operator Network - Dronelife

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Is it legal for a private pilot to do a low pass over the beach?

A San Diego observer witnessed a small two-seater aircraft performing low passes approximately 150 feet above the water during sunset, with swimmers positioned directly below the flight path. The observer questioned…

A plane taxiing on the road in Switzerland

I fly hot air balloons in Seattle. I figure most fixed wing folks don't get the opportunity to AMA with a balloon pilot. Here you go! I am also a competitive hot air balloon pilot heading to the world championship in Sept, and the leading hot air balloon historian in the world. Ask away.

A Seattle-based hot air balloon pilot announced an AMA session, offering to discuss general balloon operations, competition, and history. The pilot is a competitive competitor preparing for the world championships in…

Winders’ F-35C shockwaves

Can hardpoints/pylons for missiles/bombs break when a jet has to do extensive evasive manouvers?

Was the de Havilland Comet a failure—or the aircraft that taught the world how to build jet airliners safely?

The de Havilland Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner entering service in 1952, suffered fatal accidents in 1954 caused by metal fatigue and stress concentrations from repeated pressurization rather than…

Is this true about the Wrights patents?

A YouTube video reportedly claimed that the Wright brothers patented their aircraft's forward horizontal stabilizer configuration, which allegedly prevented subsequent aircraft designers from adopting the same canard…

BelugaXL sighting

Some Spirit made its way to my little Canadian airport.

Small plane crashes in Plymouth, Massachusetts pond, pilot killed. "We heard the plane stall."

Wildfire smoke altitude

Hello, With the current wildfire smoke over the great lakes region, what is the relationship of smoke at 30,000 feet to the level at earth? [link]

T-Bird Vipers on final at Sioux Falls

From above view of Blue Angels’ low flyover at Pensacola Air Show

Question for international pilots: would the blue angels low pass incident be reprimanded in your country or is the fuss over nothing?

A Blue Angels low-altitude pass over a populated beach received no reprimand from military command despite violating Federal Aviation Regulations that restrict aircraft operations near populated areas except in…

B-1B Lancer near Ellsworth AFB

Landing on a grass airstrip at Lake Murray PNG

Airline memorabilia auction