LiveAirshowTV broke new ground with its broadcast coverage of the 43rd SUN ‘n FUN International Fly in & Expo. With record-setting numbers in attendance, the airshow production company created hundreds of hours of footage and three, five-hour live broadcasts Friday through Sunday of the six-day show. Feeding two state-of-the-art 16’ x 27’ LED video wall […]
Harrison Ford to be presented with Godfrey L. Cabot Award
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Harrison Ford on Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Boston. The Godfrey L. Cabot Award will be presented to Ford in recognition of his efforts to promote aviation to the youth of America through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its Young […]
Video on fuel management released
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new video, Fuel Management Made Easy, examining sensible approaches to flight planning, as well as fueling best practices and how to spot possible contamination. “Fuel management accidents occur at a rate of more than one per week,” said ASI Executive Director […]
Springtime in Alaska
David Baldwin sent in these photos documenting flying in the spring in Alaska. He says: “Absolutely beautiful, smooth and crystal clear ‘Spring time’ flight, 6,500 feet and 16°, across the top of the mountains and over Whittier, Alaska, which can only be accessed by boat or through the longest shared vehicle/train tunnel. “Whittier is a […]
Video: WAI’s conference
Women in Aviation International has released a short video documenting all the activity at its 28th Annual International Conference held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in March 2017. With a theme of Connect. Engage. Inspire., this year’s conference hosted more than 4,500 participants. “We’re thrilled that this video accurately captures […]
Appareo granted patent for ADS-B antenna
Appareo has received a U.S. Patent for its Radio Frequency Feedthrough to a Portable Device technology, which was initially designed for use in the company’s 1090 ES transponder, Stratus ESG. The patented technology, named Portable Connect, is a system where a signal received on the externally-mounted transponder antenna is passed through the transponder to a connector […]
GlobalParts.aero named LoPresti distributor
GlobalParts.aero has been named an official distributor for LoPresti Aviation’s next generation landing and taxi light systems. LoPresti’s high-intensity discharge (HID) BoomBeam lighting systems produce 500% more light and outperforms both older halogen lights and factory-installed LED lights, according to company officials. The system has Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) approval […]
A new place to ‘fly’ — for now
Larry Stencel sent in these photos of a 1946 Ercoupe being moved from a Shell gas station in Wautoma, Wisconsin, where it was displayed for at least 15 years before a fire inside the building. Owners decided to raze the building and rebuild, so, for now, the Ercoupe is atop an adjacent car wash next to the […]
Scouts earn Aviation Merit Badge with help from EAA chapter
Nineteen Boy Scouts from seven Florida troops came together at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, on Saturday April 22, 2017, to spend the day earning their Aviation Merit Badges with the help of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534. The Scouts came from the Florida towns of Mount Dora, Eustis, Lady Lake, Leesburg, […]