Somewhere, as you read this, an advanced pilot candidate is decrying the need to master the so-called commercial maneuvers. “You’ll never hear ATC call and say, ‘Give me a Lazy 8 for spacing,’” they ...

The "commercial maneuvers" required for the FAA Commercial Pilot certificate, such as Chandelles and Lazy Eights, are often mistakenly seen as mere test requirements or "tricks." These maneuvers are ...

Shield AI conducted flight tests with the BQM-177A target drone from Kratos and the DT25 from Airbus, both equipped with its Hivemind autonomy software. The goal was to simulate maneuvers that more ...