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“One has to notice the small things in life, because it is the detail that reveals the great moments” R.B. Wein African Pilot’s May 2019 edition The May edition features most Helicopter Types and Helicopter Operations as well as HAI Heli-Expo, which is the largest helicopter exhibition in the world, organised by Helicopter Association International.Read more

The Boeing Company removed 210 aircraft from its order backlog and took an impairment charge over customer financing losses on Wednesday following the near-collapse of India’s Jet Airways. The adjustment pushed the world’s largest plane maker behind European rival Airbus in the race for business this year as both companies grappled with cancellations that outweighedRead more

The Planes of Fame Northrop N-9M crashed shortly after take-off from the Chino, California, airport on Monday, killing the pilot. This N-9M, the last remaining flying-wing, third-scale prototype used to develop the B-35, was being flown in preparation for the upcoming Chino airshow. Local authorities have confirmed that the sole occupant of the aircraft wasRead more

On Monday Bob Barrows, who designed the Bearhawk line of experimental aircraft, suffered a landing accident on approach to Holly Ridge / Topsail Island Airport (N21). According to reports, Barrows clipped power lines on approach and the Bearhawk LSA impacted the turf runway in a strongly nose-down attitude. Photos of the aftermath show the airplaneRead more

“An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself.” Joseph Pulitzer African Pilot’s May 2019 edition TheRead more

“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time” Michael Phelps African Pilot’s May 2019 edition The May edition features most Helicopter Types and Helicopter Operations as well as HAI Heli-Expo, which is the largest helicopter exhibition in the world, organised by HelicopterRead more

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” Albert Einstein African Pilot’s April 2019 edition The April edition of African Pilot is complete and has entered its distribution phase. This edition features business at Wonderboom National Airport and Turboprop Aircraft types. With the launch of APAdigital, I have been filming extensiveRead more

Well known airshow pilot and founder of the microlight trike Snake Team tragically passed away yesterday. Jay was a man who lived his outdoor life large, yet with much introspection. It is understood that Jay took his own life. May he rest in peace.Read more

Natalia Fileva One of Russia’s richest women estimated to be worth $670 million died on Sunday when a private plane on which she was traveling crashed near an airport in Germany. Natalia Fileva (55) a co-owner of a conglomerate behind the Russian company S7 Airlines, was among three people killed when the six-seater plane crashedRead more

Jean d’Assonville and Wayne Toddun Dual Garmin G3X installations, a calibrated fuel flow system and digital management of the Rotax 915 iS Sling Aircraft’s Jean d’Assonville and Wayne Toddun made the trip from Torrance, California, to the Lakeland area for Sun n Fun 2019 without a fuel stop. From an easy ride at 17,500 feetRead more