StandardAero has expanded its PT6A turboprop engine field services at its Houston Hobby Airport (KHOU) location. The expansion includes PT6A engine “on-wing” repairs, borescope inspections, hot section inspections, engine removal and installation.
Flying over the Golden Gate Bridge
Mitch Naegle of Santa Rosa, California, sent us this photo in response to our call for favorite pictures of 2017. He took the photo of himself flying a Cessna 172 over San Fransisco Bay on Oct. 23, 2017. Would you like to submit your photo for favorite pictures of 2017? You can on the form below […]
Bremerton Aviation Center for Education in the works
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 406 in Bremerton, Washington, and the Port of Bremerton have signed an agreement to use the former Bremerton National Airport firehouse as an aviation education center. The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education (BACE) will provide an opportunity for hands-on learning for young people interested in a future in aviation. The facility […]
Oklahoma boosts aircraft registration fees 50%
A 50% increase in aircraft registration fees, a new aviation-themed license plate, and a new airport inspection program go into effect Nov. 1, 2017, in Oklahoma as part of an effort to provide “fiscal stability” to the Oklahoma Airport System. During the 2017 state legislative session, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) prepared a “flight plan” to […]
Smithsonian unveils plans to revitalize National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian has unveiled plans to revitalize the National Air and Space Museum and transform its exhibitions. The project, which will take approximately seven years, will be done on a phased sequencing schedule that will keep many exhibitions open during the construction process, according to officials. The building will undergo complete refacing of the exterior, […]
Safety Alert: Use all available runway for takeoffs
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued Safety Alert 071-17, to highlight the potential hazards associated with conducting intersection takeoffs and the need for general aviation pilots to use all the runway available to them for takeoff. It also has posted a video (below) to accompany the safety alert. Intersection takeoffs — where only a portion […]
New book on America’s first combat ace to be released soon
Slated to be released Nov. 27, 2017, is “Hoosier Aviator Paul Baer: America’s First Combat Ace” by Tony Garel-Frantzen. Baer was an American pilot of many firsts. Born into a modest midwestern family in the late 1800s, he grew up short and shy in Fort Wayne. Not short on ambition, he volunteered to join a […]
Pull of dry lake bed too strong to pass up for pair of Zenith
Zenith CH 601 XL-B builder Steve Smith snapped this photo and noted a “Quick stop on a dry lake bed on the way to the Copperstate Fly-in. We could not pass up the opportunity to land on this dry lake bed in Western Utah on the way to Arizona.” The high-wing plane is a Zenith […]
Surviving a crash
Every pilot needs to prepare for the unexpected. Although surviving a crash is one of those “I hope it never happens” events, it’s something you need to consider for yourself and your passengers. If something happens, your passengers will look to you for leadership and survival. The latest edition of the FAA’s FlySafe Campaign, designed […]