SEATTLE — On May 26, 2018, the Museum of Flight opens “Vietnam Divided: War Above Southeast Asia,” a permanent addition to the museum’s glass-walled main gallery that focuses on the air war over Southeast Asia from 1955-1975. Using displays based upon the design of military airbase protective barriers, the exhibit is not meant to be […]
FreeFlight Systems partners with Avidyne to provide ADS-B In
FreeFlight Systems will provide its certified RANGR ADS-B receivers to Avidyne customers. Avidyne will bundle an IFD system and a ADS-B Outcapable Mode S transponder with FreeFlight Systems RANGR-RX ADS-B receiver to offer a complete ADS-B solution, company officials said. The TSO-certified RANGR-RX provides pilots with ADS-B Flight Information Services Broadcast (FISB) and Traffic Information […]
Picture of the Day: Wowing the crowds
Grant Boyd, a frequent contributor to General Aviation News, sent us this photo of a Pitts S2BE biplane taking off for a sunset flight. “The plane wowed the crowd at Stearman Field near Wichita, who gathered for food and music on a beautiful Kansas Saturday night,” he reports. Would you like to have your photo […]
Oshkosh NOTAM now available
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA’s 66th annual fly-in convention July 23-29, 2018, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The NOTAM, which is in effect from 6 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 20, until noon […]
Campaign launches for ethical aircraft transactions
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) has launched an aggressive initiative to improve the ethical standards for pre-owned aircraft transactions following its spring board meeting. “Clearly, thousands of unregulated aircraft brokers create havoc for buyers and sellers of aircraft,” said NARA Chairman Brian Proctor. With nominal entry barriers, no standardization for transactions and a fragmented […]
Sarina Houston awarded Martha King scholarship
Sarina Houston of Pittsboro, North Carolina, was awarded the third Martha King Scholarship for Women Flight Instructors during the annual Women in Aviation International Conference. This scholarship consists of $5,000 toward flight training and free, lifetime access to all King Schools courses, including FIRCs for life. The value is over $18,000. In her words from […]
Pictures of the Day: Grumpy and the DC-3
Frequent contributor Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, snapped these photos when the Historic Flight Foundation visited Ryan Field in Tucson, Arizona, of the B-25 Grumpy and the DC-3. 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 […]
Pilots get a weather wake-up call
By David Hughes, FAA writer To help general aviation pilots understand how easy it is to misinterpret weather information displayed in the cockpit, FAA researchers developed a simulation that demonstrates some of the most dangerous pitfalls. At the 2018 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida, many pilots who flew the NextGen Weather […]
New pilot: Country music star’s son earns his ticket
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee —Murfreesboro Aviation reports that Tom Tippin, son of country music legend Aaron Tippin, has passed his checkride and is now a licensed private pilot. Tom’s father Aaron, earned his Certified Flight Instructor certificate from Murfreesboro Aviation in 2014. Since that time Aaron has taught both of his sons to fly — Ted in […]