Fly along over Greenland (which isn’t very green) from the comfort of your chair. A GoPro in an Eagle360 camera mount recorded this flight that culminates in a landing in Illulissat. Enjoy.
Isn’t aviation great?
Wanted: Photos and stories of the airpark lifestyle
July 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
The August issues of General Aviation News will focus on living the residential airpark lifestyle. For those of you who are living the dream, do you have some great photos of your airpark or airpark home that you’d like to share? Any tips for those searching for an airpark home? What about a story or memory that sums up why airpark living is a perfect fit? For those of you searching for a home, which are your favorite airparks? What are the amenities that excite you?
Send your comments and photos to General Aviation News Editor Janice Wood. You can also add your comments below. Thanks!
Fun shout-out from BoldMethod
July 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
BoldMethod offers online training courses and a daily aviation blog that helps all pilots learn to fly and keep skills sharp. Their blog is informative and often quite entertaining. But Friday’s blog post, titled “6 Things You Can Do With General Aviation News” made us blush a little. Item #2 – and associated graphic (see below) – alone is worth the price of admission. Thanks Aleks and Colin. [Read more...]
Red Bull Air Race moves finale from China to Austria
July 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season final will now be staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on October 25 and 26. The final race of the season has been moved to the F1 circuit in the Styrian mountains in place of the original race location in China due to feasibility. This will serve as a homecoming of sorts, as the series started with its first-ever race in Zeltweg, Austria.
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Flying a seaplane to OSH Seaplane Base?
July 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Are you planning to fly to the AirVenture Oshkosh Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebego? If so, you might want to swing by EAA’s Seaplane Base Arrivals website.
Droneport: FAA Approves Test of Drone Power Line Exams
July 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
Droneport is reporting the “FAA has approved San Diego Gas & Electric’s test program for the examination of rural power transmission lines with drone-mounted HD cameras.” SDGE will fly sub-one-pound quadcotpers in “four rural test sites 70 miles east of San Diego in the McCain, Valley. The drones replace manned helicopter inspections that cost nearly as much per flight hour as the drone system’s total cost.”
Video: River fly out
July 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
A nice mix of aircraft, a river and a sand bar paired up with some wing mounted cameras and a quadcopter make for the ultimate aviation video selfie. (Thanks to BackcountryPilot.org for the find.)
Pacific Coast Avionics is a Garmin top ten dealer 18 years in a row
July 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pacific Coast Avionics has been recognized as a Garmin Elite Platinum Dealer for 2013. Wayne McGhee, Garmin Western Regional Sales Manager presented Dewey Conroy, Vice President and General Manager of Pacific Coast Avionics on July 10. “Our Company has held the status of a Top Ten Elite Garmin Dealer every year since 1997 and we are pleased to continue that designation for calendar year 2013,” said Conroy. “This is a particularly prestigious designation since there are over 800 Garmin dealers worldwide.” [Read more...]
Video: Way too close
July 9, 2014 by 3 Comments
While not general aviation, this video shows in moving pictures a near collision as a result of a runway incursion.
BackcountryPilot.org: 400-hp Zenith CH801
July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A Ford V-8 400-horsepower Zenith CH801 is not all that common. Want to see, and hear one? Hop over to BackcountryPilot.org to read Zane Jacobson’s great write up and watch smartly edited video.
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