No matter your ultimate goal, if you want to learn to fly, you have to solo. For most pilots, soloing an airplane is even more memorable than earning their license. Now, Sporty’s Pilot Shop has made this milestone even easier by offering a DVD course that includes everything a pilot needs to fly solo — […]
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Beech loses power in flight
This December 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Lehi, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Witnesses listening to the common traffic advisory frequency for the […]
Happy Holidays!
The General Aviation News offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas. The Pulse of Aviation will return to your email boxes on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Angels and aviation
Angel Flight, the not-for-profit organization that arranges free air transportation for those in need of medical care, relies on volunteer pilots to make the program work, but as aviation maintenance students at Clover Park Technical College near Tacoma, Wash., recently learned, you don’t necessarily need to have your wings to help the cause. In February […]
Looking ahead to the new year
Preparations are underway for the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, the eighth running of the focused event. The annual gathering in Sebring, Florida, occurs about the third week of January each year and, as such, kicks off the aviation calendar. (Sun ’n Fun now starts the season of recreational flying.) Recently we visited the show site […]
Who will be the next FAA administrator?
Who will be the next head of the FAA? The Politico reports that acting administrator Michael Huerta will probably fill the post until after the election, quoting Illinois Congressman Jerry Costello, the top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure’s aviation subcommittee: “I doubt that the Senate will approve any of President Obama’s nominees next year, […]
Waco approved to produce Great Lakes parts
Battle Creek, MI — WACO Classic Aircraft has received approval to begin part production for the Great Lakes 2T-1A biplane. The approval allows WACO to produce parts for production aircraft, and to sell approved parts to owners of aircraft produced in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Production of the Great Lakes biplane has started, in anticipation of the first […]
Model aeronautics Expo slated
World record holder and five-time NASA space shuttle pilot Robert “Hoot” Gibson is one of the high-profile speakers scheduled to attend the Academy of Model Aeronautics’ 14th annual AMA Expo Jan. 6-8, 2012, at the Ontario Convention Center in California. The NASA DROID (Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone) and a 30-foot scale model of the […]
Applications for AMT Employer Award available
Applications for the 2012 Aviation Maintenance Technician Employer Award Program are now available from the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). The award program, now in its second year, is designed to recognize companies that employ aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) and encourage and support AMT training. The award is based on the percentage of AMTs employed […]