Bob Hirschfield sent in this photo for Picture of the Day of him cruising over Lake Winnipesaukee in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in his MSquared Sprint 1000 floatplane. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of […]
Video: The new skyBeacon
Smitty Smith with FunPlacesToFly.com just posted a new video that features Tom Ferraro talking about the new ADS-B out system from uAvionix. “The skyBeacon is a revolutionary new way to equip ADS-B,” he notes. “Simply replace your existing navigation light with skyBeacon and you are ADS-B compliant for 2020.”
Garmin expands Connext to include FltPlan.com
Garmin has expanded its Connext ecosystem to include the FltPlan.com website and the FltPlan Go app on Apple and Android mobile devices. With compatible Garmin avionics, pilots can create a flight plan within the FltPlan.com website, share it within the FltPlan Go app, and wirelessly transfer it to select avionics once they arrive to the […]
Knurled handle ratchet now available from Snap-On
Just introduced by Snap-On is the 1/2” Drive Tethered Ratchet with Knurled Handle. The new ratchet comes with a knurled handle, a manufacturing process that produces diamond-pattern serrations to allow for a better grip as opposed to a smooth metal surface, company officials explain. The 1/2” Drive Tethered Ratchet with Knurled Handle features a pinned […]
Academy of Model Aeronautics offers to help NTSB investigate drone accidents
Officials with the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) sent a letter to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offering AMA’s more than 80 years of experience in the investigation of any potential incident involving a manned and unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In the letter, AMA President Rich Hanson writes: “The recent potential incidents involving manned […]
Picture of the Day: Somewhere under the rainbow
Rick Tutt of RJ Tutt Aviation at Stockton Metropolitan Airport in California, sent in this photo for Picture of the Day. He explains it is a Piper M500 waiting for its first 50 hour inspection at Petaluma Airport in front of Mangon Aircraft. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the […]
Video: Hanging out at the airport
Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com sent in this video, explaining: “Every first Saturday of every month, rain or shine, the members of EAA Chapter 1246 gather at McKinney National Airport in McKinney, Texas, to be with good friends and visitors to talk aviation.” https://youtu.be/3OoNuaCrTqg
A special day of aviation for burn survivors
Aerolease Associates and Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California recently hosted a special group of visitors from the Children’s Burn Foundation’s Young Adult Survivors and Supporters for an exciting afternoon of aviation. Survivors, supporters and their families arrived at Aerolease Associates and were treated to a catered lunch before meeting and hearing from some […]
GA advocates lobby for full funding for contract towers
Nine aviation advocacy groups have asked Congress to fully fund the Contract Tower Program as part of the FAA’s fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill. In a March 2 letter to lawmakers, industry leaders voiced support for language in the current version of the bill that calls for “not less than $172,000,000” in funding for the […]