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Flying • ISSUE 972 July 2026

FROM NOVELTY TO NORMAL • Tracking what comes next for pilots, aircraft, and airports

THIS MONTH’S PICKS • These standout aviation products and services are worth a closer look

PERSONAL MINIMUMS • Move beyond instructor limitations and use risk management tools to take full ownership of your safety

NIGHT THE MOON DISAPPEARED • When instrument skill and autopilot discipline become critical

HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA (KHWD) RNAV GPS RWY 28L • Master the stepdowns, glide slope differences, and nonstandard notations on this Bay Area airport approach

THE CORNER CASE • What happens when a solar storm—or poor signal quality—forces an approach to downgrade past LPV minimums

CLOSE CALLS AND CLEAR LESSONS • What a near-midair encounter teaches every pilot

SILENCE CAN BE GOLDEN • Futuristic Joby S4 eVTOL is a must-fly aircraft in MSFS2024

Stepping Up in Style • Daher Aircraft’s TBM 980 provides 330-knot performance, intuitive cockpit, and new long-distance travel perspective

A NEW ERA AWAITS • AAM POISED TO SHAPE FUTURE OF AVIATION OVER THE NEXT DECADE

ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE • Are U.S. airports ready to power the eVTOL future?

AI COMES TO THE COCKPIT • THREE COMPANIES BRINGING PRACTICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO GENERAL AVIATION

Flying Simplified • Airhart avionics cut workload, reduce risk, and widen access to flight

PIPISTREL VELIS ELECTRO • Electric aircraft’s EASA certification and recent FAA exemption could herald new era of flight training

EXPERIMENTAL STAGE • Miami Executive becomes one of the nation’s first facilities to take concrete steps toward integration of new and novel aircraft

MAN WITHOUT ENEMIES • Hero civilian astronaut’s identity revealed: nice guy

ROLLING THE DICE • Years of gambles and gut decisions shaped this airline pilot’s trajectory

COLD-BLOODED CARGO • Wild PR stunt included crash landing of B-25 carrying snakes and alligators

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