The 2026 Aerospace Coatings calendar from Sherwin-Williams recognizes the craftsmanship of aircraft painters and scheme designers across the nation.
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Where’s Jamail? At a Florida air show
Jamail Larkins, the FAA Ambassador for Aviation & Space Education, brought the DreamLaunch tour to the Florida International Airshow, reaching about 1,000 students.
CFI Tackles Confusing Roll Recovery Guidance
Master Instructor Rich Stowell has published a new paper that tackles decades of conflicting guidance on recovery from spiral dives and other roll upsets. The paper then offers “a simple, ready‑to‑adopt standard for general aviation: Power-Push-Roll.”
Lobbying to save KBKL begins
Officials from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) met with the offices of Ohio Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted Dec. 18, 2025, to express opposition to the proposed closure of Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL).
Young Eagles flights top 50,000 in last year
The flights were flown by 4,250 volunteer pilots, including 970 pilots who flew a Young Eagle for the first time, according to EAA officials.
Pilot draws The Grinch in the sky
The same pilot, or at least the same aircraft, completed both this aerial drawing as well as the Nativity scene on Dec. 15.
Colorado college AMT program certified
Aims Community College recently received FAA certification as an official Part 147 aviation maintenance school. This is in addition to establishing a new hiring pathway agreement with Frontier Airlines, which includes a $25,000 signing bonus for eligible graduates.
2025 was a good year for Van’s Aircraft
The company delivered around 1,200 kits worldwide, expanded its production line for the RV-12is LSA, and sent out the first wing kits for the backcountry RV-15.
The Impossible Airplane
It will be the first aircraft in aviation history designed to be flown entirely without the use of hands.