Daytime VFR flight legality depends on FAR 91.205, requiring specific functioning instruments (air speed indicator, altimeter, compass, etc.). A helpful mnemonic is "A TOMATO FLAMES" to remember them.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered ...

Well, that’s not supposed to happen. A Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City on Saturday after the pilots noticed a potential issue with one of their ...

The "Moonless Night Letter" is an FAA legal interpretation allowing pilots to log "actual instrument flight conditions" when outside circumstances necessitate instrument use for aircraft control, even ...

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board about the cause of a Jan. 27 aviation accident near Woody Creek indicates that bad weather and an “airspeed failure indication” ...

There were no survivors after a small plane crashed in a field in southeast Sedgwick County in October 2013 near 95th Street South and Webb Road. (Oct. 18, 2013) Mike Hutmacher File photo A plane ...

The following news might seem quite "unbeelievable" (sorry), but it is absolutely true. An airplane on its way from Southampton, England to Dublin, Ireland on Saturday was forced to turn back shortly ...

In this video, I do my first "instrument controlled" flight by wearing "foggles" during my ninth flight lesson. Foggles limit my ability to see outside of the plane, so I have to rely solely on the ...

United Airlines is looking into a tense interaction between a flight attendant and a musician who was reportedly told she couldn’t bring her instrument on board. The musician said she was told she ...