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Electra.aero showcases their addition to the future of electric propulsion with their hybrid-electric EL2 demo and a sneak peak at the EL9, which they plan on taking to the market.

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The True Course flight simulator allows students to practice real-world maneuvers in a fully interactive VR environment, complete with a virtual instructor, instant feedback, and realistic traffic patterns.
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Les Schweizer shares the story behind rebuilding the aircraft his father originally designed in 1959 at Schweizer Aircraft. What began as a simple restoration turned into a complete transformation, evolving the original design into a rugged, high-performance glider tow plane.
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Les Schweizer shares the story behind rebuilding the aircraft his father originally designed in 1959 at Schweizer Aircraft. What began as a simple restoration turned into a complete transformation, evolving the original design into a rugged, high-performance glider tow plane.
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AOPA caught up with Tom Ford of Loudon, NH to chat about his 1968 Piper Super Cub.

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Beth Steele is a CFI with Backcountry Flying Experience in Kalispell, Montana, specializing in tailwheel and seaplane ratings.
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Beth Steele is a CFI with Backcountry Flying Experience in Kalispell, Montana, specializing in tailwheel and seaplane ratings. She discusses the importance of energy management in tailwheel and seaplane flying, the challenges of backcountry flying, especially in Montana, her beloved Taylorcraft "Yankee Doodle," and her grandfather, who inspired her love of flying from a young age.
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Meet tailwheel and aerobatic enthusiast Chloe LeLievre, a pilot who flies out of Santa Paula airport in California.
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Flying J Services use general aviation helicopters to support wildlife conservation efforts across Texas. From low-level flying and precision net captures to coordinated ground operations, this mission shows how aviation can serve a purpose far beyond transportation or recreation.

We embedded with the team during a deer capture operation to document the skill, teamwork, and responsibility behind this specialized kind of flying.

It is demanding work, requires serious precision, and depends on tight coordination between air and ground crews. But when done right, it helps support herd management, conservation research, and land stewardship.

This is aviation, with purpose.

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