AeroVonics, a startup aerospace company with operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has received FAA certification of its initial launch product, the AV-20. With 12 functions, the AV-20 incorporates an array of capabilities packed into a single, 2″ instrument.
Approved for installation in CFR Part 23, Class I and Class II, non-pressurized aircraft, the AV-20 provides legacy aircraft advanced functionality for under $1,000, according to company officials. [Read more…]
The private pilot was conducting a cross-country flight at a cruise altitude of 5,000′ mean sea level (msl) in day visual meteorological conditions when the Beech A36 experienced a total loss of engine power.
Over the next minute, the plane continued a northerly track before it began a turn to the west as the controller identified the closest public airport, private strip, state highway, and open areas for potential forced landing sites, which the pilot acknowledged.
About three minutes later, the plane hit trees and terrain near Dadeville, Alabama, and was consumed by post-crash fire, killing both people on board. [Read more…]
Bob Barnes submitted the following photo and note: “Just finished an engine break-in flight on my 1999 Cessna 182S and was about to put her back in the hangar but had to get a picture of the plane against the setting sun.”
By John Weber
I recently got to share a unique experience with my son, James. We took the opportunity to take a flight on the Collings Foundation B-17, “Nine-o-Nine.” [Read more…]
The historic C-47, “That’s All, Brother,” will make an unscheduled trip from its home base in San Marcos, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio on March 17, 2019, to honor World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin.
Martin is one of the last remaining “Toccoa Originals,” U.S. Army Paratroopers, made famous by the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers.” In 1944, Martin jumped from one of the 800 C-47s following “That’s All, Brother” into Normandy, France, in the opening hours of the D-Day Invasion.
After learning that deteriorating health would prevent Martin, 97, from making a planned trip to France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, volunteers with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) decided to take the airplane to him. [Read more…]
The D-Day Squadron has officially sponsored the “People of D-Day” educational initiative and its companion website at DDay75forstudents.com.
Created by Student News Net, the initiative includes a trove of hands-on materials that connects students with the experiences of those who participated in the world’s largest seaborne invasion, as well as those whose lives were directly impacted by one of the most pivotal moments in history.
“One of the core tenants of our mission is education,” said Moreno Aguiari, executive director of the D-Day Squadron. “With the people who were actually there quickly diminishing, efforts such as this are the best way for recent generations to really understand the importance of the Normandy invasion for the preservation of humanity and freedom, and how we can learn from this event to plan for the preservation our own future.” [Read more…]
Airport pavement conditions at Washington state airports have steadily deteriorated since 2005, according to the recently released 2018 Airport Pavement Management System (APMS) report. [Read more…]
Want your plane to shine without using all that elbow grease?
Iosso Metal Polish leaves a protective shine that lasts for months, according to company officials. [Read more…]
The private pilot in the light-sport, experimental airplane reported that the flight was conducted with the intent of burning off fuel because he planned to pick up a passenger.
When he entered the downwind traffic pattern, the Zodiac CH601SLB’s engine stopped.
“My mistake had been to not switch fuel tanks before the one I was on was sucked dry,” the pilot told investigators. [Read more…]
Dale Weir submitted the following photo and note: “A Consolidated Husky Junior (Fleet Model 1) departing Lenhardt’s Air Park in Hubbard, Oregon, to enjoy the last hour of daylight in the Willamette Valley. Photo by Jim Dodge.
