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Nine people were killed and 40 more were injured in Chicago gun violence over the weekend, LAX was evacuated after police received false reports of gunshots, the US accepts its 10,000th Syrian refugee, and more.
Here’s the Internal Presentation the FBI Uses to Train Surveillance Pilots
“Pay attention this will get mind bending,” one slide reads.
Two Pilots Arrested In Scotland For Trying To Fly Drunk, Knight Them Immediately
Who among us doesn't truly think, deep down, that we can't do our job pissed?
Rand Paul Wants to Allow Every Airline Pilot to Carry a Gun
The former presidential candidate, who is now facing a potentially tough reelection fight in Kentucky, is pressing Congress to pass legislation allowing all pilots aboard commercial flights in the US and internationally to carry a pistol in the cockpit.
Drones Keep Nearly Hitting Aircraft and We Have No Idea What Would Happen if One Did
Drones nearly hit aircraft in UK airspace 23 times in just six months last year. Pilots say research is urgently needed to see what could happen if they collide, because it could be catastrophic.
Quick Hit: Turkey Shoots Down Russian Plane On Syrian Border
A NATO member has shot down a Russian plane for the first time since the 1950s. Russian president Vladimir Putin called this a "stab in the back" from Turkey while threatening "significant consequences."
The Spaceship Engineers Who Build Their Own Planes
When they’re not building futuristic aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Elliot and Justin test DIY airplanes for the right stuff.
How Tomorrow's Battles Will Be Fought in Augmented Reality
Sophisticated technologies may optimise a soldier’s situational awareness, and ply him or her with information.
The Number of Drones Getting Too Close to Planes Is on the Rise
The FAA released its full archive of reports. While many were not necessarily dangerous, there were some scary close calls.
Why the Fuck Do Air Shows Still Exist?
The mild enjoyment of watching a plane do a loop-the-loop really doesn't justify the horrific consequences when that loop-the-loop goes wrong.
There's Now an Uber for Drones
Well, it’s kinda like Taskrabbit too, but that doesn’t roll off the tongue.
How a Buggy iPad Update Caused Widespread Flight Delays
Does paper have a place in the sky, after all?