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Spitfire vs V-1 - RAF pilot tips flying bomb in a high-speed gamble

With guns empty and time running out, RAF Spitfire pilots faced a deadly decision—tip the V-1 flying bomb with their own wing ...
People

Lukas Nelson Explains How He Overcame a Fear of Flying to Get His Pilot's License (Exclusive)

The country star is nominated at the 2026 Grammy Awards Lukas Nelson/Instagram Lukas Nelson tells PEOPLE about how he overcome his fear of flying to become a pilot The star says he had "anxiety" ...
WHIO

Pilot creates Nativity scene flying across Ohio

A pilot flew from Bowling Green on Monday and created a Nativity scene across parts of Northern Ohio, according to flight tracker FlightAware. A Piper Cherokee took off from Wood County Airport in ...
13abc

Pilot flying out of Bowling Green creates a Nativity scene across Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Flight path art took on the Christmas spirit across Ohio Monday evening. According to flight tracker FlightAware, the five hour flight took off from Bowling Green a little after ...
Flying

Union Urges ‘Back-to-Basics’ Approach to Pilot Skills

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for a renewed emphasis on fundamental manual flying skills, citing safety data indicating an erosion of pilot proficiency due to increasing automation ...
Flying

Can You Take a Check Ride on a Temporary Pilot Certificate?

Pilots are permitted to take additional check rides and add ratings while operating under a temporary pilot certificate. There is no requirement to wait for the permanent certificate to be issued by ...
The New York Times

William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86

He was a witness to one of the most riveting unsolved crimes in American history, which inspired scores of conspiracy theories and obsessed amateur sleuths. By Michael S. Rosenwald William Rataczak, ...
TravelPulse

Spirit Airlines Takes Key Step In Restructuring With Pilot, Flight Attendant Agreements

Spirit Airlines has reached important agreements with its pilots and flight attendants as it takes another key step in its ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring. On Friday, the budget airline's parent ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Louisville plane crash: Crew identified; Albuquerque pilot on flight

UPS officials confirmed an Albuquerque pilot is among those killed in a fiery cargo plane crash Tuesday.The crew operating UPS Flight 2976 were identified as:Captain Richard WartenbergFirst Officer ...
Commercial Appeal

Meet the Memphis man bringing eye care to the world via 'hospital in an airplane'

That sounds like a science-fiction term, but it describes a real-life phenomenon. And it has a Memphian at the controls. Gary Dyson is the captain and chief pilot of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a ...
Task & Purpose

An 82nd Airborne pilot took his final flight two years after Iraq drone attack

Before the injury, Lorna Illerbrunn said her husband would have simply wanted a retirement at a hangar, surrounded by Army helicopters, good friends, sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, and cold Miller Lite ...
Newsweek

Astonishing Footage of Pilot Flying ‘Directly Into a Rainbow’ Goes Viral

A video capturing a surreal view from inside a small aircraft flying directly into a rainbow has gone viral on TikTok. The clip, shared by 26-year-old Nick Brown (@nickbrxwn), has amassed more than 14 ...