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One dead after business jet crashes, ignites fire on highway - KHOU

Aaron says 8 out of 10 take off for the Curtiss C-46 this afternoon

Taking off from an Overcast morning in Sydney

Oshkosh AirVenture: do campers party it up at night?

A Reddit user posted a question about EAA AirVenture, expressing plans to attend and camp solo from July 24-26. The post inquired about nighttime social events and whether campers gather to drink and meet people at the…

Need help finding tail number

A passenger seeking to commemorate their August 23, 2018, flight on British Airways BA296 from Chicago to London requested the tail number of the aircraft, which was believed to be an Airbus A380. The individual planned…

Would anyone happen to know the height to the bottom of the wing to reach the refueling panel on an L-1011 Tristar?

An aviation professional needed to determine the fueling stand height required to access the refueling panel on an L-1011 Tristar aircraft and sought confirmation that the measurement would be similar to a Boeing 757 to…

United Stars and Stripes livery and brand new ANA 787 on final into HNL

Some pictures I got on a walk in my neighborhood this afternoon! Zooming in on planes has become my favorite part of upgrading my iPhone 13 to a 17 Pro. A brand new ANA 787 coming in from PAE followed by the United…

LAT saving the day

Mexican Air Force

Does anyone know this plane?

N7734H - Boeing 737-7BD(WL) - Southwest Airlines - KMSY - 6-14-2026 - Former AirTran ship rocketing out of Rwy 11 to Orlando. This has quickly become my favourite angle while spotting at MSY!

N7734H - Boeing 737-7BD(WL) - Southwest Airlines - KMSY - 6-14-2026 - Former AirTran ship rocketing out of Rwy 11 to Orlando. This has quickly become my favourite angle while spotting at MSY! [link]

Sunset takeoff out of PDX

KC-130

An observer who flew on a KC-130 noted that the modernized aircraft with a glass cockpit still retained a flight engineer position despite such upgrades. The aircraft's troop seat belts were observed to differ…

Caught the end of an Airshow in Atlantic City, NJ

Mission Beach

A sunset takeoff at Mission Beach provided a moderately beautiful view of a plane ascending into the clouds, though other moments from that evening appeared more visually striking. The observer reflected on recent plane…

Queen of the skies (PDX)

Asked the USAF Museum if I could see the inside of my buddies old, normally sealed off plane, and they went above and beyond!

A visitor requested to see a USAF C-20B aircraft at the museum that had been flown by a friend and delivered upon retirement, and museum staff exceeded expectations by arranging a tour to the restoration hangar where…

P-8, T-2C and C-38 on Washington Sectional

An artist who previously shared drawings of military aircraft completed a commissioned drawing of another individual's father's aircraft on the Washington Sectional. The work was created following positive reception of…

Military jamming disrupted a medical plane’s GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico

Any guesses?

Flight training in Phoenix

A teenager approaching 16 is relocating from Springfield, Missouri to Phoenix, Arizona and seeking flight school recommendations for Private Pilot License training before high school graduation. The student plans to…

PPL Checkride and MOAs

A pilot preparing for a Private Pilot License checkride sought advice on routing through Military Operating Areas to a designated destination. The preferred flight plan descended to 1500 feet through the bottom of an…

The industry is cooked

Aviation professionals are reportedly paying to work or accepting unpaid positions to build flight hours, a practice resurfacing in Facebook aviation groups that was prevalent in the early 2000s. Such positions…

Question regarding nonstandard temperature effects on altimeter.

A pilot asked for clarification on how nonstandard air temperatures affect altimeter readings, specifically questioning why the indicated altitude line appears constant in a diagram when flying through…