Miami pilot dubbed ‘Emerging Explorer’ by National Geographic

Barrington Irving flew around the world in a plane he built himself four years ago, becoming the first black pilot and youngest person to ever make the trip. Now he’s a teacher. (www.miamiherald.com) المزيد...

Best of - Pilot's life

Great video of different phases of commercial flights. Recommend viewing for 7 minutes, good break from everything around us. (www.youtube.com) المزيد...

Qatar Officially Changes Transatlantic Routes to Avoid Arab Nations

As of Monday, June 5th, 2017 Qatar Airways has been forced to circumvent Arab Nations (such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia) that they used to use for their transatlantic routes. Flight time and speed has not seemed to be affected. If you scroll down on this specific flight plan, you can compare Sunday's (4th) flight to Monday's (5th). (flightaware.com) المزيد...

Solar plane takes off for its first transcontinental flight

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes off on May 24, in Payerne on its first attempted intercontinental flight from Switzerland to Morocco. Solar Impulse, piloted by Andre Borschberg, is expected to land in Madrid for a stopover before heading to Morocco without using a drop of fuel. Bertrand Piccard will pilot the second leg on to Rabat, scheduled to leave Madrid on May 28 at the earliest. (photoblog.msnbc.msn.com) المزيد...

Boeing Grounded: Tracking Global Response to 737 Max Crash

The number of countries and airlines grounding the 737 Max is climbing steadily following the second deadly accident in five months, even as U.S. regulators and several prominent carriers stand by the embattled Boeing Co. aircraft. (www.bloomberg.com) المزيد...

Vintage Ford Tri-Motor plane available for rides in Miami

The 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, known as The Tin Goose, was the the first commercial passenger airliner. It flew routes in Cuba and once called Miami home. (www.miamiherald.com) المزيد...

Driver Licenses From Nine States Won’t Be Valid IDs for Domestic Flights in 2018

Beginning Jan. 22, 2018, travelers from nine states will no longer be able to travel with only their driver’s licenses. (time.com) المزيد...

Facebook is Bad for General Aviation

We are a proud group. We wear shirts and hats from AOPA and Sporty’s. The first thing we manage to talk about in any group is how we love being a pilot and showing pictures of our latest airplanes. “Pictures of my kids? No, but have you seen pictures of my last flight?”... (airfactsjournal.com) المزيد...

Fore! Plane door falls from sky and lands on Hallandale Beach golf course

A door fell off of a jet Wednesday and crash-landed on a Hallandale Beach golf course, Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Thursday. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/24/2815195/plane-door-falls-from-sky-and.html#storylink=cpy (www.miamiherald.com) المزيد...