On the occasion of the MCAS Yuma airshow 2026, we had the opportunity to interview the Chief Operational Test Director and Chief Test Pilot of Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1.

California-based aerospace company Airhart Aeronautics recently completed test flights of its new cockpit avionics suite for ...

Q: Please provide operational aircraft flown, total number of hours in each, and total number of hours overall. Operationally, outside of pilot training for the Air Force, I have flown the EC-130H for ...

Pilot dynamics can be extremely complicated.

Military aviation has always advanced through moments of disruption, when a new aircraft arrives that changes the rules faster than pilots can adapt. Throughout history, certain machines proved so ...

The Federal Aviation Administration named Manassas-based Electra.aero among a smattering of companies selected for the new Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration ...

Aircraft breakthroughs in speed, stealth and digital systems repeatedly forced militaries to redesign training programs and extend transition courses. Advanced avionics transformed pilots from ...