Rob Stapleton captured this photo of a Cessna decked out for the 2023 Christmas season at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.
Tracking Santa’s flight
The NORAD Tracks Santa website, which launched on Dec. 1, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, web store, and more.
CAP expands fleet
The Civil Air Patrol, the world’s largest Cessna piston aircraft operator, has added four Cessna Skyhawks, one Cessna Skylane, and one Cessna Turbo Stationair H to its fleet of almost 550 Cessna aircraft.
The FAA wants your input on weather products
The FAA Aviation Weather Division (AWD) is leading an effort to assess convective weather products through user feedback, agency officials noted.
Picture of the Day: Rough landing, spectacular views
David Wade submitted this photo and note: “Marble Canyon (L41) is an Arizona airport in the Grand Canyon with spectacular views and a dangerously rough landing strip.”
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum contender for top new museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is in the final stretch of online voting as one of 16 new museums across the United States nominated for the “Best New Museum” by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards for 2024. Other contenders include The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas; the Museum of Broadway in New York; and the Gettysburg Beyond Battle Museum in Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania.
CubCrafters public offer closes at end of year
Share price is $5.45 in the first public offering of the 42-year-old company.
uAvionix updates AV-30-E software for experimental aircraft
One of the primary features of the update is support for the AV-APA (Analog Port Adapter), an accessory that connects the AV-30 to legacy installed autopilots, company officials noted.
Picture of the Day: Red Arrows
Geoffrey Hall submitted this photo of the Red Arrows performing at an air show in Folkestone in Kent, England, in August 2023, and a note: “That’s one ‘L’ of a maneuver!”