Somewhere between wearing a diaper in an oversized replica of retired airline captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s childhood bedroom and earning a Boeing 737 type rating, Nathan Fielder wants us to take a hard look at interpersonal dynamics in the cockpit.

It began with a discovery flight. Jess Ellwanger’s interest in aviation blossomed when his father sent him aloft as a gift for his fourteenth birthday. From there he continued training through high school, passed his checkride at 18, and moved on to instrument and commercial ratings. It was not until he became a CFI in 2020, though, that came to appreciate the importance of pairing compatible students and instructors.

Flying an uncrewed, large-scale prototype, a Canadian manufacturer successfully demonstrated the vertical takeoff, transition to stable wing-borne flight, and vertical landing capabilities of its Cavorite X7 on May 15.

On a recent flight with an instructor, operating a new-to-me aircraft type, I was once again reminded that mistakes happen, even to the best pilots, and also to the best air traffic controllers.

The names and addresses of aircraft owners should be withheld from public view by default, AOPA asserted in comments responding to a request from the FAA that drew hundreds of opinions for and against the privacy policy that was announced March 28.

Pilots using the popular AV-30-C multifunction display from uAvionix received the flight-instrument equivalent of a shot in the arm—make that a shot in the panel—with the FAA approval of a software upgrade that enhances the instrument’s capabilities.

Although some seaplane operations are allowed on Kenney Reservoir in western Colorado, flying seaplanes in the state has been a challenge since the 1980s when Colorado Parks and Wildlife prohibited them on waters controlled by the agency. Other agencies including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) jumped on board with similarly discriminatory prohibitions.

A California judge signed on May 30 an expected ruling against an environmental group's effort to halt sales of 100LL aviation fuel at dozens of airports in the state, finding such a move is "premature" in light of industry opposition based on unresolved safety concerns.

Electric aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies conducted its first demonstration flight with passengers on June 3. During what the company called the first landing of an advanced air mobility flight at a New York City airport, Beta’s Alia fixed-wing aircraft, which operates conventionally from runways, touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport.