As I suspect many pilots around my age were during our childhoods, it could be fair to say I was partially raised by the original Top Gun movie, as well as by Microsoft Flight Simulator. As a result, ...
The article recounts the author's thrilling experience and peak performance at the 2011 FAI World Aerobatic Championship, highlighting the precision and skill required in competitive aerobatics.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flight attendant flexed her serious acrobatic skills in an empty plane. Lindsey O'Brien was on a grounded Philadelphia flight in ...
I’ve hated flying for as long as I can remember. And then, last month, I pulled some serious Gs in an Extra 300L stunt plane with Red Bull aerobatic pilot Kevin Coleman. Earlier this year, Red Bull ...
During our primary training, students are required to practice various horizontal maneuvers at relatively shallow bank angles. These include turns around points, S-turns across roads and rectangular ...
New program equips student pilots with advanced aerobatic skills, hands-on upset recovery training and a pathway to competitive flying that prepares them for high-level aviation careers The Thrust ...
In 1908, Wilbur Wright flew the first public exhibitions of a Wright Flyer in France, and it wasn't long before aviation meets began thrilling crowds of spectators with races, altitude records, ...
While I agree with Mr Shröder on the training issues concerning recovery from unusual attitudes (Flight International, 11-17 December), I believe that aerobatic and/or glider flying during initial ...
European safety regulators have banned aerobatic activity with XtremeAir XA42 single-engined sports aircraft over concerns that the engine could break away from the airframe. The prohibition, which ...
In 1908, Wilbur Wright flew the first public exhibitions of a Wright Flyer in France, and it wasn't long before aviation meets began thrilling crowds of spectators with races, altitude records, ...