Invisible Intelligence reports that its G.A.R.D. (General Audio Recording Device) is now providing air traffic recording at airports in 12 states, with Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont on board with 100% funding.
The GARD software generates reports showing hourly, daily, monthly, yearly traffic patterns and more, company officials note.
LAKELAND, Florida — Aviation retailer Pilot Mall is sponsoring a sweepstakes, with the prize a ride with the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN. [Read more…]
Now available is “The Aircraft Wiring Guide,” a new book for the aircraft homebuilder that explains the ins and outs of wiring a modern experimental aircraft. [Read more…]
The pilot of the Cessna 170 reported that after a normal landing at the airport in Livermore, Calif., the tailwheel-equipped airplane began to drift right. He applied control inputs to counteract the drift, [Read more…]
Albert Dyer sent in this photo, noting, “It was a nice evening to be flying my 1938 Luscombe. So, why not past Chicago’s shoreline?” [Read more…]
Before I could qualify for my helicopter private pilot license in the Robinson R-22, I had to watch an R-22 fall out of the sky. It was part of Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR 73) training.
The training also involved viewing a video of the wreckage close-up. In it, I could plainly see a pair of woman’s legs, in fashionable pumps, crossed comfortably at the knee. I could not see the rest of her. Her body was lost, crushed beneath the collapsed wreckage of the engine, transmission and main rotor mast.
Heavy metal chaos balanced atop the eerie serenity of that woman’s crossed legs. The pilot had been flying with his first passenger — his wife. [Read more…]
At 80 mph, the Mars Water Bombers can take on 6,000 gallons of water in 26 seconds. The four-engine firefighter is a wonder to marvel. [Read more…]
GlobalAir.com blogger Sarina Houston’s latest post about preflight tasks notes that general aviation pilots going on a familiar flights often do a preflight that’s “quick and dirty,” sometimes including only a brief check of weather and a quick walk-around of the aircraft. But there are required items in a preflight — familiar with the acronym NWKRAFT? – that all pilots must do before taking off. Check out the post here.
Viking Air Limited, of Sidney, British Columbia, has added Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida, service center to its network of Viking Factory Endorsed Service Centers (FESC). [Read more…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will testify at an Aviation Subcommittee hearing next week on reauthorization of the agency. [Read more…]