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Here’s how you’ll get your IFR clearance from ATC.

When was the last time you flew a complex IFR departure? Before your next flight, review these critical briefing items.1) Climb-Out Instructions If you’re using an…

Flaps increase the camber, and sometimes the area, of your wing. When you increase the camber of your wing, you also increase the amount of lift…

The FAA is launching a new program that could see small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, integrated at greater scale. The agency Thursday announced it…

Saab’s two-seat Gripen F made its first flight Friday, beginning the airborne test campaign for the Gripen E-derived fighter. The aircraft departed Saab’s airfield in Linköping,…

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LNAV/VNAV minimums are a bit of a mystery to most U.S. pilots. That’s probably because they’re rarely encountered, except at the relatively few airports with RNAV…

The FAA is moving to fire two air traffic controllers who left their shifts early at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the night of the March…

Have you ever heard “clearance void if not off by 1235 Zulu?” It all comes down to one-in, one-out rules for ATC managing IFR traffic at…