NBAA: Textron confident Longitude certification is imminent

A Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Longitude rose off the runway at Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National airport on a blistering hot day in September. The super-midsize jet climbed swiftly under the power of two Honeywell HTF7700L engines to nearly 45,000ft, at which point Textron executives reviewed why they think Longitude is a winner.

‘Like a bomb crater’: Pilots survey damage from Hurricane Michael

Civil Air Patrol pilots are flying missions out of Pensacola to give FEMA an aerial view of Hurricane Michael's blow to Panama City and Mexico Beach. 'Like a bomb crater': Pilots survey damage from Hurricane Michael Civil Air Patrol pilots are flying missions out of Pensacola to give FEMA an aerial view of Hurricane Michael's blow to Panama City and Mexico Beach.

AirText Cockpit Texting System

On final approach to Runway 23 in a D-18 Beech at Mansfield Lama Airport, Ohio, we received this inquiry from the control tower ...... As I approached Sarasota Airport on the downwind there was a Cessna 172 ahead of me who asked the tower clearance for landing ...... You and your safety pilot always need to have the same plan in mind, but you also can fly them solo when conditions are right.

STC Group Earns Pioneering Autopilot Approval

The FAA has awarded an STC to the STC Group for the installation kit for the non-TSO'd Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into dozens of models of Cessna 172s and 182s, with more models to follow soon. The full-featured autopilot promises to bring a robust set of features to the legacy fleet at a price many thought not possible even a year ago.

TRU Simulation + Training Continues To Expand ProFlight Pilot Training

TRU Simulation + Training will continue to expand its pilot training capabilities throughout 2017 to include several popular Textron Aviation business jet models including the Cessna Citation Longitude, Citation Sovereign+, Citation Latitude and Citation CJ3+. Most recently, the Citation CJ3+ training program, which is available at the TRU ProFlight Pilot Training CenterTampa successfully received full program certification and is currently accepting customers.

3 Missing in downed plane incident off Hawaiian island

Three people are missing after a small plane vanished from radar off the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, the US Coast Guard said in a statement Saturday. The Cessna 172 aircraft left Moloka'i Airport and was headed to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Friday when it dropped off radar approximately four miles east of Ilio Point, the Coast Guard said.

Man In Underwear Crashes Truck Into Airliner

The FAA has established 12 Centers of Excellence to pursue research into safety, alternative fuels, airport operations and other aviation... EAA's 2 millionth Young Eagle, plus three others in the count around the milestone, received their memorable airplane rides at... Before you can fly an F-35, you're going to spend time in the T50a simulator.