by Frederick Johnsen | Sep 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, aviation museums, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
The Kyushu Shinden first tested its wings on Aug. 3, 1945. Two more quick test sorties, said to have been made on Aug. 6 and 9, the dates when atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last flights for the Shinden. Six days later Japan surrendered,...
by Ben Visser | Sep 19, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250918, avgas, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, unleaded avgas, Visser's Voice
As general aviation transitions to a lead-free future, some GA pilots are wondering about 115/145 avgas. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Sep 16, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Aviation is so much bigger, more diverse, and more rewarding than I ever could have imagined. It wasn’t just the aircraft that made my life’s work worthwhile. My happiness wasn’t limited to the friendships I made, the destinations I discovered, or the challenges I...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 13, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250918, ADS-B, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
Just hearing the words “landing fee” makes some pilots angry. But that reveals a misunderstanding of financial operations at general aviation airports, according to one airport manager. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Sep 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
The future may be unknowable, but I have complete faith that it will be wonderful. It will include a vibrant version of general aviation. We simply need to dream big and stop telling ourselves, “that will never work.” Rather, we should be asking ourselves, “how could...
by Ben Sclair | Sep 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250918, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, boeing, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Associaiton, flight training, flying, General Aviation, learn to fly, National Business Aviation Association, NBAA, Opinion, Pilots, sporty's, Touch & Go, Young Eagles
I wouldn’t say we’ve got a well-oiled mill cranking out future aviation industry participants just yet. But it does feel like the apparatus is coming together. Read...
