GIG HARBOR, Wash. – “I’ve lived near Tacoma Narrows for 25 years,” said Friends of Tacoma Narrows Airport vice president Roger Gruener. “I’m not a pilot, but I’ve enjoyed bringing my kids, and now grandkids, out to the airport to watch the planes.” That sentiment was the cornerstone of the newly dedicated Rotary Aviation Zone […]
Podcast: ‘Magazines Tossed About’
Uncontrolled Airspace (UCAP) – broadcasting since August 22, 2006 – is the grand-daddy of aviation-themed podcasts. Hosted by Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon and Jack Hodgson, UCAP is a heavy dose of hangar flying. On the latest episode (#382), General Aviation News publisher Ben Sclair joined the UCAP crew. [Link to MP3 audio file]. Enjoy.
Able Flight celebrates, raises funds
HOUSTON, Texas – The population of pilots with disabilities grows each year. Not by a lot, but in a very meaningful way. Thanks to Able Flight. Founded in 2006, Able Flight has played a part in helping more than 40 people with some form of physical disability earn a pilot certificate. In order to keep […]
Passion is a two-way street
Suffice it to say, I’ve been to many more airshows than car shows. But back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, my wife and I met up with my in-laws at a few car shows around the country. Roy Nisbet, my father-in-law, was a car guy. After a lifetime as owner of Grand Forks […]
Video: Ospreys Over Romania
There is little doubt the MV-22B is one of the more unique aircraft in the U.S. military inventory. Airailimages pieced together some video clips, including helmet-mounted, first person view, of operation over Romania. “U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa departed Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, with a platoon of […]
Video: 170s in the Wrangells
Prepare to be jealous. Very jealous. BackcountryPilot.org founder Zane Jacobson enjoyed a multi-day trip into the wilds of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. What’d he get all of us? A video. A very beautiful video (and story). https://vimeo.com/128831330 Want more of the story, there’s more at BackcountryPilot.org. Do go live vicariously through Zane.
Video: Emergency landing in a TBM Avenger
It’s not often we get to learn – in such a graphic way – from an inflight emergency. At the May 8, 2015 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover a TBM Avenger suffered a “1500psi pinhole hydraulic leak vaporized in the cockpit, appeared like smoke, and prompted a decision to abort the flyover and land at Reagan […]
DTC DUAT contract extended for 60 days
As previously reported, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Lockheed Martin were each awarded DUATS (direct user access terminal services) contracts in early May 2015. The service was formerly provided by CSC and Data Transformation Corporation (DTC). So what now? If you are a DTC DUAT user, know that DTC has been granted a 60-day [until July 15] […]
iCloth for grubby screens
I know a guy who hates it – HATES IT – when anyone touches his computer screen. He’s a big guy, with a dark beard, long hair and many tattoos. Get close to his screen and you can hear the grumble starting deep down in his belly. In today’s world of smartphones, tablets and touchscreen […]