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First Flight Bag: What Fledgling Pilots Need to Succeed

The kneeboard is sort of a lap desk a pilot uses in flight. It doesn’t have to be huge. They can be as simple as a 5-by-7 ...
National Interest on MSN

What Does “Fly by Wire” Actually Mean—and Why Does It Matter to Fighter Jets?

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones.
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Logging Military and Civilian Flight Hours: One Book or Two?

That being said, some pilots log their hours in one logbook with the notation “MIL” or “CIV.” Others have one part of the ...

Boeing is turning Microsoft Flight Simulator into a real pilot training tool

Boeing recently announced the launch of its Procedures Trainer, the first application for its new Virtual Airplane platform, powered by Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Autonomous electric VTOL aircraft for US military makes successful first flight

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing ...
The Aviationist on MSN

F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National ...
Stars and Stripes

Drone-fighting software chosen to shorten reaction times for Army’s Patriot missile crews

Anduril’s Lattice software for the Integrated Battle Command System is the latest step in the service’s efforts to adapt to ...
Ars Technica

Satellite operators will soon join airlines in using Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi

A little over a year ago, one of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft flew a team of four private astronauts to orbit on a mission that made history with the first fully commercial spacewalk. Jared ...
KREM

Pierce County man 'humiliated' by Alaska Airlines flight attendant over use of hearing aids

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A Pierce County man says he was "humiliated" and left "astonished" by an Alaska Airlines flight attendant who demanded he cover his hearing aids with headphones. Jonathan Van ...
The Hill

United Airlines flight diverted after windshield cracks

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Officials are investigating how a windshield cracked during a United Airlines flight from Denver to the Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, officials confirmed to ...
The New Indian Express

Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai after 'human bomb' threat, aircraft lands safely

HYDERABAD: An IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai on Saturday morning after the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) received a bomb threat email warning authorities to ...