ARLINGTON — A parachute can be called a lot of things. Expensive, extra weight, cumbersome and, at times, a nuisance — until you really need to use it. Dan Tarasievich, who manufacturers Softie ...

Ever since I was young, flying has fascinated me. My love for flight was cultivated in the Idaho backcountry. There, flying is essential. It's one of only ways to get in and out of the unforgiving, ...

Correction: This story should have said the Minnesota Air Spectacular is June 9-10. It’s a good thing I only had a granola bar for breakfast. By the time I was strapped into my parachute and fitted ...

Those attending this month’s Al Ain Aerobatic Show in Abu Dhabi will have the opportunity to watch a never-before-seen triple synchronised inverted parachute drop. The South African Goodyear Eagles ...

An aerobatic stunt pilot narrowly escaped by parachute Friday when his single-passenger plane crashed in a fireball onto a northern Vermont interstate, charring the ground beneath it. Dan Marcotte, an ...

People sat in their lawn chairs and held loved ones while looking up at the sky where they saw the U.S. Army Parachute Team jump out of a plane and showcase their skills and planes — including a ...