Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), completed its first flight test at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) in New York City (NYC) with its crewed Volocopter 2X. Hosted by the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the Volocopter 2X participated in the world’s […]
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AutoFlight Unveils High-Payload Advanced Air Mobility Firefighting Program and Debuts Fully Functional Prototype
Global eVTOL pioneer AutoFlight has announced the launch of a high-payload firefighting program and released a fully functional prototype. With a maximum takeoff weight of two metric tons (MTOW), the firefighting model is designed to lift a 400kg payload over a distance of up to 200km and can reach speeds in excess of 200km/h. It […]
Liberty University Expands Pilot Training Program with 16 Additional Cessna Skyhawks
Textron Aviation has announced an agreement with Liberty University for the purchase of 16 Cessna Skyhawks to be delivered beginning in 2026. The aircraft will add to Liberty University’s existing fleet of 24 Skyhawks to ensure that the university’s students receive the highest quality pilot training aircraft available. “We are proud to support Liberty University’s […]
Electra Completes World’s First Hybrid-Electric eSTOL Aircraft Flight
Photo above – Electra’s EL-2 Goldfinch takes off on its first hybrid-electric flight on November 19, 2023. (Credit: John Langford/Electra) Electra.aero, Inc. has announced that it has successfully completed the first flights of its EL-2 Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric, ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. “The Goldfinch completed an all-electric test flight on November 11 and […]
Microsoft Flight Simulator Receives New Content with World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland
World Update XV: Nordics and Greenland has arrived for Microsoft Flight Simulator which brings more fun for those wanting to visit Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands! Enhancements include the following: 90 hand-made points of interest 10 TIN (triangulated irregular network) cities 5 hand-crafted airports Broad-based, high-resolution geographic updates using significantly […]
First 100% Private Native American Owned Aviation Company Acquires American Aviation
A new chapter in the aviation industry has begun with IKG Air LLC, the first 100% Private Native American-owned aviation company, announcing its acquisition of American Aviation. This merger symbolizes a new era of growth and success. Chuck Howe, President of IKG Air, noted that the acquisition is more than just a business deal, “it’s […]
Auckland Airport Joins Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board
New Zealand’s largest airport and one of the country’s most important infrastructure assets, Auckland Airport, joins Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board to support the electrification of air travel. Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board consists of airlines, governments, leasing companies, and airports from all over the world, who provide input on the design, development, and commercialization […]
Shelly deZevallos, Focused On Mentoring and Bringing More Women Into Aviation
Photo above – Shelly deZevallos with a Baron B58. She was being photographed for the ‘Top 30 Women of Houston’ event that she was awarded in 2021. By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Shelly deZevallos is one of those stellar women in aviation who is as comfortable with a wrench on the spinner of her twin Beechcraft […]
Capturing Flybys in Microsoft Flight Simulator with the Drone Camera
I’ve been playing the latest edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator for about 3 years now when it took off in 2020. Throughout these years I’ve used the drone camera to take plenty of pictures from my flights around the world and it certainly leads to a lot of great shots! However, as I was daydreaming […]
Capcom Took Me Down a Rabbit Hole of Aviation in Video Games – It Includes the Blue Angels!
Did you know that Fat Albert, the C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Blue Angels, was in an arcade shoot‘em up video game in 1990? I sure didn’t know that until now! Since my last blog about the collector’s edition watch from Avi-8 themed around Capcom’s 1942 video game, a game that I loved as […]
