Will you take the PLEDGE?
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Texas Aviation Association Foundation has launched the PLEDGE program, aimed at reducing the GA accident rate. Continue Reading →
Buried Spitfires set to take to the sky
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
A lost squadron of Spitfires buried in Burma after World War II could fly over Britain within three years. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, digging for the hoard of at least 36 Mark XIV fighters will... Continue Reading →
Georgia Business Aviation Association offers scholarships
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Georgia Business Aviation Association (GBAA) is offering two scholarships for maintenance technician continuing education opportunities next year. Continue Reading →
How old is your airplane…really?
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The average general aviation aircraft is more than 30 years old. However, a number of factors contribute to an aircraft’s true age, which may not be the same as its age in calendar years, according to officials with the Aircraft... Continue Reading →
EAA makes finding transition training in homebuilts easier
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Experimental Aircraft Association has debuted an online listing of Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) holders for instruction in experimental aircraft. The list, categorized by state, includes CFIs who are authorized by the FAA to offer certain types of instruction... Continue Reading →
Poor decision kills two
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Mooney M20E. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, 25, was a United States Air Force B-1B pilot. He also held multiple pilot certificates for airplane, including those of instructor. He... Continue Reading →
The family Cub
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
“They look like a field of buttercups,” is how one visitor to AirVenture 2012 described the sea of J-3 Cubs parked in the vintage area of Oshkosh. This year is the 75th anniversary of the popular Piper airplane and as... Continue Reading →
LSA not durable enough? Nonsense! Here’s proof
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
Again, I heard a common refrain. This time was at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, California. I was speaking with some GA fellows, the kind — like so many — that know well of Light-Sport Aircraft but have... Continue Reading →
Mogas OK, but avgas hard to get to Havana
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
As reported recently, the Havana Regional Airport (9I0, Havana, Ill.), located 31 nm SW of Peoria, offers lead-free, ethanol-free mogas from a 24/7 self-service pump. When pilot Michael Gallagher stopped by recently to top-off his RANS S7S, the pump was... Continue Reading →
Mötley Crue frontman launches reality TV series as newly minted pilot
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
FourPoints Television, producers of “The Aviators,” has signed Vince Neil, lead singer of the rock band Mötley Crüe, to head-up a new reality series based on his exploits as a newly-certified pilot. The series, “Vince Neil Escapes,” will follow Neil... Continue Reading →
Jeppesen pilot training textbooks now available in e-books for iPad-based learning
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Jeppesen now offers its complete suite of pilot training textbooks as e-book selections for iPad. Available for download through the Apple iBookstore, Jeppesen’s e-book titles include Instrument/Commercial pilot training, Multi-Engine airplane training, and Flight Instructor training from Jeppesen’s Guided Flight... Continue Reading →
ASA releases new edition of Instrument Flying Handbook
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Now available from ASA is the latest edition of the Instrument Flying Handbook. Continue Reading →
Hawthorne reopens FBO at NEW
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
NEW ORLEANS — Avfuel-branded Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has reopened its FBO at Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans, following an extensive renovation after Hurricane Isaac caused damage to the airport earlier this fall. Continue Reading →
New Gleim Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers book released
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Gleim Publications, Inc. has released a new edition of its Flight Instructor’s Flight Maneuvers book. This 5th edition incorporates new features to help CFI candidates pass all portions of their practical test, historically one of the hardest to pass, Gleim... Continue Reading →
Ice brings down Lancair
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Lancair Legacy. Injuries: None. Location: Troy, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot obtained a weather briefing prior to the flight. There were no reports of icing along the intended route of flight. Continue Reading →
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