features

At the start of the year, the Royal Canadian Air Force said goodbye to the venerable CC-115 Buffalo fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft, after 55 years of service. We talk to the crew of the final operational flight; it was a day they’ll never forget.

Reflecting on “firsts” in aviation, an experienced pilot shares his recent achievement of piloting an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time — what he describes as a “memory of a lifetime.”

Testing new military aircraft types and systems is not for the faint of heart, but if you can pass test pilot school, it is a rewarding career.

A look inside the day-to-day operations of Alaska-based Rust’s Flying Service and sister company, K2 Aviation, which offer air taxi and flight-seeing expeditions for those seeking the ultimate outdoor adventure.

It’s been nearly eight years since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which begged the question of how a commercial airliner could vanish without a trace. SKYTRAC is ensuring that aircraft in distress don’t go unnoticed with its novel Autonomous Distress Tracking system.

Skies recently did a Q&A with Beaubien, who, in addition to being a Lockheed U-2 pilot, is an aerial adventurist, Reno Air Race pilot, airshow formation team pilot, avid skydiver, and paramotor pilot.

From the right seat, an airline pilot describes the behind-the-scenes chaos known as winter airline operations — and how everything is working exactly as it should.

A retired northern bush pilot recalls the time when he flew to a remote base in the Northwest Territories in a Cessna 180 on skis, and returned in a Bell 205 helicopter after his landing on a frozen lake did not go as planned.

Two projects to increase the size of the CF-188 Hornet fleet and improve systems interoperability and combat capability are hitting their targets.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the enemy in an RCAF exercise? Two former CF-188 Hornet pilots explain the role of Top Aces’ adversary training.