The family of Marvel Crosson, one of the earliest female pilots, donated several of her aviation artifacts to The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma March 10, 2023.
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Drone Safety Day returns in April
Slated for April 29, 2023, Drone Safety Day is designed to educate drone pilots about the importance of flying safely.
Picture of the Day: Got to love them flying machines
Sam Presley submitted this photo and note: “Formation flight to the Airways Cafe at Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) in Missouri, where the food is wonderful and the people are also. Dan Turner is piloting his Hawk XP. Photograph taken by Alan Ainley, chase plane piloted by Sam Presley. Everyone in the formation is loving every minute of it.”
Top 10 best-selling business jets in 2022
Just two more business jets were sold in 2022 than in 2021, with Gulfstream and Cirrus claiming the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in both years.
Carbon Cub lands on iconic hotel helipad
Red Bull Air Race pilot and Carbon Cub owner Luke Czepiela recently landed a specially modified Carbon Cub on a 78-foot helipad on the top of the 56-story Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.
Sheltair FBO at KLZU to open in April
Sheltair Aviation will open its new FBO at Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (KLZU) in Lawrenceville, Georgia, just north of Atlanta, in April 2023.
Picture of the Day: Evening flight home
John Memmer submitted this photo and note: “Sunset from 8,500 feet just southwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) in Greensboro, N.C., on the way home to Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina in my 1963 A55 Baron.”
Risk mitigation 101
How did a fatal mid-air collision happen? The answer to that question is not casual query. In a very real sense, our lives depend on finding the likely answer and including that knowledge in our future flying.
What do honeybees have in common with pilots?
They both fly, of course, but a new study finds that honeybees navigate the same way the earliest pilots navigated: By following landmarks on the landscape below — sometimes referred to IFR: I follow roads.