A local TV station in Indiana recently ran a story on John Haynes, a World War II vet who still flies today at 95, with no plans to stop any time soon. The uplifting story shares his love affair with flight, as well as a celebration as he receives the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 years of safe flying.
The story is a little more than four minutes long and worth every second. Check it out below. [Read more…]
Museums in Ohio and North Carolina are sharing the story of the Wright brothers with major makeovers less than eight weeks apart.
On Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, the National Park Service reopened the Wright Brothers National Memorial’s restored and enhanced visitor center at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina.
On Aug. 31, the nonprofit Dayton History in Ohio reopened its aviation center in Carillon Historical Park as the federally designated John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum. [Read more…]
uAvionix has launched a manufacturer’s rebate program for its ADS-B Out solutions for experimental aircraft owners.
The rebate program offers a limited time $100 rebate on the echoUAT+WAAS GPS bundle, or $150 rebate on tailBeacon EXP. [Read more…]
BRS Aerospace has named another five Cessna Parachute System Authorized Installation Centers in North America and South Africa to handle whole aircraft parachute installations on Cessna 172s and 182s.
BRS offers a whole aircraft parachute system for 1964 and newer Cessna 182s and 1966 and newer Cessna 172s.
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The airline transport pilot, who was the pilot flying, and a commercial pilot, who was the pilot not flying and was acting as a safety pilot and was not expected to know the airplane’s systems, limitations, or characteristics, were preparing to depart for a personal flight with eight passengers on board the Beech 100.
When the pilot arrived at the airport in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he determined that the airplane had 900 pounds of fuel onboard. He instructed the lineman to fuel the airplane with 211 gallons of fuel (1,413.7 pounds) for a fuel total of 2,313.7 pounds.
The pilot reported he was aware that the total weight of the eight passengers, their bags, and the fuel caused the airplane to be overweight, but that he did not complete a weight and balance form or determine the expected takeoff performance before the flight. [Read more…]
David St. George submitted the following photos of this Thomas Morse Scout on the occasion of it being rebuilt in the same room it was built in, 100 years ago.
“An unbelievable story 100 years in the making! First flight — post-restoration — took place the last weekend of September in Ithaca, New York. More than 2,500 people showed up to see the Tommy fly again.” [Read more…]
According to a new Business Aviation Survey from JSfirm.com, an aviation job website, hiring is on the rise as companies see a 12% increase in the number of flight hours from 2017.
The survey also found that more than a quarter — 26% — of companies have been impacted by the pilot shortage. [Read more…]
CHUGIAK, Alaska — Airframes Alaska has acquired Alaska Tent and Tarp, creator of the famed Arctic Oven Tent and many other arctic-grade fabric products.
Airframes Alaska will maintain both a Fairbanks and Anchorage facility to manufacture the specialized textile product lines and plans to add more aviation and backcountry products, according to company officials. [Read more…]
iFlightPlanner has released its redesigned flight planning interface for its web-based flight planning platform, giving pilots the ability to plan detailed, multi-leg trips from any connected device.
According to company officials, the new Trip Manager builds on the step-by-step Flight Wizard, ensuring that every aspect of a flight, from interactive route and weather planning, the retrieval of certified weather briefs, weight and balance calculations, flight plan filing, and record keeping via digital log books, is completed in sequential, efficient steps. [Read more…]
The 20th annual Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Expo West will be at the Fairplex Exposition Center in Pomona, California, for the first time on Nov. 2-4, 2018, with a new, expanded program.
The three-day event takes advantage of Expo’s new location with indoor and outdoor flying, a flying light show, drone racing, full-scale flyovers, RC cars and trucks, a model boat pond, and more, AMA officials say. [Read more…]
