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Military
US Navy pilot carrier ops training: behind the scenes
Patrick Roegies and Jurgen van Toor were onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) to discover what it takes for US Navy pilots to gain their vital carrier qualifications
Saudi F-15 Eagles exercise with Hellenic Air Force
The Royal Saudi Air Force deployed six F-15 fighters to Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete to take part in Falcon Eye-3, a joint exercise with the Hellenic Air Force. George Karavantos reports.
US Navy selects Textron to deliver new T-54A multi-engine trainers
US-based aircraft manufacturer, Textron Aviation, has been awarded a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft for the US Navy, with the service seeking to procure up to 64 examples of the type to replace its ageing Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus fleet
RAF grounds entire Hawk T2 fleet after engine fault
The RAF has grounded its BAE Systems Hawk T2 fast-jet training aircraft as a precaution after one aircraft suffered an engine failure on the runway at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales
Taiwan's final F-16A Block 20 begins Viper conversion
The ROCAF’s last Lockheed Martin F-16A Block 20 Fighting Falcon recently arrived at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation’s Shalu facility at Taichung International Airport in central Taiwan for its mid-life upgrade and conversion to the latest, most advanced variant of the Fighting Falcon family: the F-16V
Commercial
How drones are being used to save lives in disaster zones
Tom Batchelor looks at how drones are fast becoming a key part of the disaster toolkit, from delivering medication to providing invaluable data
BREAKING: Flybe collapses
British regional carrier cancels its flying programme and grounds its aircraft
Lufthansa to ramp up A340-600 operations
German flag carrier Lufthansa is reported to be returning five more parked Airbus A340-600s to regular service in time for its summer schedule.
Historic
Devotion: have you seen it?
FlyPast’s Jamie Ewan reviews one of the most anticipated war films of recent years – Devotion
Experimental jets get an airing at Cosford
TSR2 among test airframes to come outside — briefly — during hangar reshuffle
BBMF Hurricane and PA-28 seconds away from mid-air collision
A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Hawker Hurricane was seconds away from a head-on mid-air collision, the latest report from the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has revealed.
Flight Simulation
Flying by the numbers
From light trainers to complex multi-engine types, knowing your V-speeds is crucial for operating an aircraft within its optimum performance envelope and structural limits. Here, we focus on the important ones you should know when flying general aviation aircraft.
Venom takes flight in MSFS
Aircraft developer, SwissMilSim has released the de Havilland Venom DH-112 MK 4 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
St Barts for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Airworthy Designs has announced St Barts for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
