Many pilots remember their first time flying at night. Whether it is over the open ocean, under the stars in rural areas, or over city lights, flying at night has an allure to most aviators that keep...

Private pilots are different from airline pilots as they have only received their basic flying license and often have less experience than a licensed airline pilot.  They also differ in what...

Air transportation maintains its title of ‘the safest transportation available’. According to a study at MIT, the number of deaths per passenger boarding is 1 in 7.9 million. Still, no system is...

The landing gear is a very critical subcomponent of every aircraft. Weighing approximately 3% (in some cases up to 6%) of the plane’s Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW), landing gears are heavy...

Though most passenger flights occur during the daytime, many airplanes get the opportunity to continue to fly at night. The majority of the flights originating in the United States that are outbound...

If aviation was music, then pilots would be the musicians as they fly the aircraft. Airspace regulators would be the composers drawing up airspace routes and procedures for the aircraft to use....