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Watch Pilots Apply Precision Techniques to Keep Control Mid-Flight

Inside the cockpit, flight is both science and instinct - a constant balance between control and chaos. Every movement of the ...

FAA reports increasing air traffic controller call-outs as shutdown enters second month

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pressed lawmakers to reopen the government late Friday as major airports across the ...

Johnston Regional Airport hopes to pioneer FAA's next-gen digital air traffic control

While the Federal Aviation Administration is facing an air traffic controller shortage, it’s testing a modern alternative to ...

In Shutdown, Each Controller ‘Has Their Own Story Of What They Can Stand’

The current shutdown differs from the previous 35-day shutdown of 2018-2019 because “In the last one, as it got towards the ...

As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher ...

This Fully-Functional VTOL Aircraft Can Fold Up To Fit In Your Trunk

Control, can be flown in the U.S. without a license, but using its more advanced features may breach FAA rules.

I've been waiting for this Flight Sim joystick for months, and it's finally launching this weekend — could the "Foxtrot" be perfect?

Honeycomb Aeronautical's affordable "Foxtrot Aviation Stick" is ideal for Microsoft Flight Simulator newbies, and it's ...