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Flying in first person: New RC aircraft brings first-person cockpit views to pilots

Flywing built the X-Wing Fighter as a VTOL aircraft centered on first-person flight. A forward-facing camera streams live ...
Avionics International

The Software-Defined Cockpit Takes Control

If one avionics trend is set to dominate 2026, it is the decisive shift from hardware-led cockpit upgrades to ...
Flying

Which Cockpit Seat Should Be Used for Solo Flight?

There is no Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) that specifies which seat a solo pilot must occupy in a side-by-side airplane. Flight school rules, such as "solo flight from left seat only," are ...

The Last Plane In America With An Analog Cockpit

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