Flying Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

The five-seater—designed for a pilot and four passengers, plus luggage—was the first aircraft demonstration of the event. Republic will use the aircraft to choose passenger and cargo routes for Alia. The strategy is very clear: Cargo and then passenger in conventional, cargo and then passenger in VTOL,” Clark said.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

First published 45 years ago, Carsons essay became a point of reference for the wonkier class of pilot, to whose vocabulary it contributed a couple of novel phrases: Carson Speed and the least wasteful way of wasting. Naval Academy, approached the problem by setting lift-drag ratio, L/D, as his metric of efficiency.

True Airspeed

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 23, 2025

The Cargomaster operated with a five-person crew: two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer, and a loadmaster. It was capable of carrying up to 200 passengers or 110,000 pounds of cargo. This particular aircraft set a world record by lifting a 117,900-pound payload to an altitude of 10,000 feet.

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. It was known that the hapless pilots were usually junior and, no doubt, underpaid taking on all odds to gain the necessary experience for a coveted airline career some time in the future.

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WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

For anyone training to become a pilot or aviation technician, understanding the anatomy of an aircraft is one of the first essential steps. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The pilot moved from behind the hopper to the top of it. The PL-12 retained the high-mounted pilot seat and added seats for three passengers, one behind the pilot and two behind the large hopper. The tank formed the center fuselage. Photo: Warner Bros.

Tail

Flying Magazine

JULY 9, 2025

Piper made a splash in the mid-1960s with the release of its Cherokee Six, a roomy, six-place traveling machine that could carry family, business associates or cargo. Today’s Top Pick is a 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II. By the 1970s, though, faster six-seaters were eating away at Piper’s market.

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World Airline News

MAY 7, 2025

CNW Group/Air Canada) “Air Canada has been very pleased with the response to this innovative initiative that we launched as a pilot program a year ago. Popular service seamlessly links Waterloo Region, Hamilton and Toronto Airports.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In December 2023, a Lufthansa Cargo 777F became the first freighter to be modified with AeroSHARK and in December 2023, a LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 became the first aircraft operated by a carrier in the Americas to be fitted with the film.

Lift

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

While the company designed the Six to be a heavy-lifting workhorse for hauling cargo and passengers, it aimed upmarket with the Lance. Piper developed the Lance during the mid-1970s as a retractable-gear version of its popular six-place Cherokee Six. Retracting the gear made the airplane faster and more efficient.

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Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Its roles included providing in-flight refueling for combat jets, troop transport, and cargo delivery. The company’s outsize cargo lifter, the C-17 Globemaster, will be on static display throughout the week. The journey to JFK airport lasted 45 minutes and included a pilot and four people.

Jet

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, ATR’s CEO We have a fantastic platform, which is super-optimized for the job it has to do, she said, in reference to the fact that ATR is currently the only OEM able to offer a turboprop solution spanning the 50 to 70 seat market as well as the cargo segment. Today, it actually hosts three production lines.

Cargo

Pilot Institute

MAY 21, 2025

Todays heavy-lift UAVs can carry weighty cargo, multiple passengers, and even small vehicles. Drones capable of lifting nearly 500 lbs can transport materials, equipment, and goods across large distances and diverse terrain. These heavy-lift drones are changing logistics, medical, transportation, and agricultural industries.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 26, 2025

The FAA this month quietly published long-awaited guidance for the certification of powered-lift aircraft—the first new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s. AAM comprises a range of new aircraft types, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis and cargo aircraft.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 31, 2025

Open the Floodgates The Part 108 BVLOS rule is perhaps the most significant drone regulation since the FAA implemented Part 107 guidance for remote pilots in 2016. drone operators must coordinate with the FAA to lift restrictions using a Section 44807 exemption or other waiver. We want to enable the good while preventing the bad.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

A new entrant in the medical drone delivery industry is lifting off in Latin America. The partners earlier this year announced plans for a Guyana drone delivery pilot that will reach an estimated 20,000 patients at 15 telemedicine facilities. It is also IP55-rated for operations in light rain or dust.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 7, 2025

Helium contributes only about 60 percent of the lift—the shape of the balloon forms a giant wing, providing the rest. READ MORE: Airlines and Pilots Don’t See Eye to Eye on Autonomous Flights Aerodynamic lift and vectored thrust come from two pairs of ducted propellers running on kerosene-powered engines, mounted outside the main hull.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 16, 2025

Heavy-lift drones are ideal for industrial applications, while multispectral drones are best for agriculture and mapping. However, these consumer/professional-level aircraft are less likely to have the modularity, flight time, and lift capabilities of their counterparts.

Payload

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). NTSB The airplane landed safely back at Portland without further incident, and all occupants (two pilots, four cabin crewmembers, and 171 passengers) deplaned at the gate.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 9, 2025

drone industry by lifting restrictions and streamlining manufacturing, testing, and access for American-built uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). Capable of lifting off like a helicopter and flying on fixed wings like a plane, vertical takeoff models could enable urban operations without a runway.

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Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

"Hi.I'm in Delaware." - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World , 1992 Restless Pilot Syndrome Having resumed acting as pilot in command of my own airplane after a relatively brief setback, I was delighted beyond words to be back at it. It appeared to be well-populated with versatile Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo ships. Delaware River.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 13, 2025

President Donald Trump last week unveiled an executive order designed to give a lift to electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis—and that support has translated to fresh investment. Archer tied the investment directly to Trump’s order, which creates a three-year eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) to study the design.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

JULY 28, 2025

Pilots demand a lot from their shoes, including that they are lightweight, durable, and comfortable. They should also look good and—for professional pilots—be versatile enough to complement a range of uniforms worn by the airline, corporate, and cargo pilots.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The ground staff said the cargo section was completely full, so they had to load the remaining baggage and equipment into the cabin. This abrupt elevator input, going from 1.5° The aircraft had taken off at 11:10:55.

Ferry Flight

Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas on October 22, 2024, the FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker announced the introduction of the ‘powered-lift’ category, thus paving the way for the qualifications and training that instructors and pilots must hold in order to fly eVTOL aircraft. leading the way in commercializing UAM.

Federal Aviation Regulations

Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Video clips shared by airline crash data evaluation company JACDEC on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) show that one of the aircraft’s four engines started emitting flames as the plane lifted from the runway. All 450 passengers and 18 crew members were evacuated safely.

Pilot in Command

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Yet, improvements in vertical-lift technology are still coming fast. Since we last looked at this field (Pro Pilot, Feb 24, p 28), helicopters have grown sleeker and more efficient, incorporating new materials and using advanced manufacturing methods. In all, the pilots workload plummets to levels not seen before.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

For now, ZeroAvia will continue working towards certification from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with passenger and cargo flights scheduled in the next couple of years. “We Hybrid Air Vehicles The Airlander 10 relies on a combination of proven aerospace technologies such as traditional cylindrical airships and helium for lift.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The 206 brought two additional seats, double doors on the right rear to ease cargo and passenger loading, more horsepower, and a high-lift wing for hauling heavy loads from short strips. The aircraft for sale here retains the traits that have made 206s popular since their introduction in the 1960s.

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Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

Eventually, the video shows the Boeing gain enough airspeed to lift off and climb away. The Pilot Flying gently applies back pressure on the control column, pitching the aircraft nose up to transition from rolling on the ground to flying in the air. This transition of lifting off is called rotation.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

For pilots, understanding air density isn’t just about physics; its about safety and efficiency in every flight. Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. Pilots calculate density altitude to assess and compensate for changes in air density.

Density Altitude

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The company on Tuesday said it completed a crewed, full transition flight of its Alia-250 (A250) eVTOL, shifting from vertical lift to forward cruise on fixed wings during the same flight. Air Force pilot at the helm in 2023. Alia was piloted by Nate Moyer, a former Air Force experimental test pilot.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Onboard were Lockheed’s chief test pilot, Herman “Fish” Salmon, as pilot in command, with Roy Wimmer in the right seat as co-pilot, and flight engineers Louis Holland and William Spreuer.

Cargo

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

This innovative aircraft was designed as a heavy-lift helicopter, powered by two turboshaft engines that drove a single, five-bladed rotor. Origins and Design Westland Aircraft embarked on the Westminster project as part of its efforts to develop a gas-turbine-powered heavy-lift helicopter, a groundbreaking concept for the era.

Gross Weight

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Electra) today revealed the design of its groundbreaking EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft built for the electric future that redefines air travel without airports, emissions, or noise. PRESS RELEASE E lectra.aero, Inc.(Electra)

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Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place. As it was, the pilots never realized their jet was stalling.

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