Arthur Billingsley sent in these photos, taking during an event held Jan. 14 at Walterboro Airport (KRBW) in South Carolina, hosted by EAA Chapter 477 and supported by the Southeast Aviators. “More than 50 students and scouts attended, with many taking to the air for short familiarization flights,” he reports.
Bearhawk now flying on five continents
Bearhawk Aircraft reports its line of utility, transport and recreational aircraft are now flying on five continents. The Barrows Bearhawk was originally conceived and first built in the mid-1990s in Virginia. Today, three models are offered in both plan and kit form for amateur aircraft builders. Designer Bob Barrows originally brought the aircraft to fruition as a […]
New G3X Touch display for experimental aircraft introduced
Garmin has unveiled a new addition to the G3X Touch glass flight display family, the 7-inch G3X Touch portrait display. For first generation G3X customers, the new 7-inch portrait display offers an easy upgrade path as the existing footprint is easily adaptable to the new display and includes all of the same features as the G3X […]
iFly GPS Version 9.8 released
Adventure Pilot, celebrating the seventh anniversary of the first iFly GPS, has released Version 9.8 for iOS, Android, and all iFly GPS devices. New features and enhancements include automatic loading of IFR procedures into a flight plan. The latest version highlights the elements of a procedure that are dependent on aircraft performance, company officials note. These elements are represented as […]
Study with Sporty’s on Apple TV
Sporty’s has introduced a flight training app designed specifically for the Apple TV. The Learn to Fly Course companion app for Apple TV allows you to watch Sporty’s HD video training on the big screen in the comfort of your home. Viewers can study either the Private, Recreational or Sport Pilot training modules. Sporty’s Complete Learn […]
A workhorse
Alex Williams-Hoffman sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Delivering the mail all throughout Kodiak, Alaska. The Cherokee 6 is the workhorse of the island. This photo was taken just before Christmas as we were delivering children’s presents.”
Paper addresses non-traditional uses for GA airports
PITTSTOWN, N.J. — “Effective Outreach: Preserving General Aviation by Putting the ‘Public’ in Public-Use Airports” is a recently released paper from Up, Up, and Away. Written by SAFE members Linda Castner and Rich Stowell, the paper discusses 17 years of experimentation and research exploring non-traditional uses and alternative revenue streams for airports and their businesses. Lessons learned […]
AOPA calls for review of speculation in NTSB reports
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct an internal review to examine why the agency has approved “speculative probable cause reports related to general aviation accidents” despite little evidence to support the conclusions. AOPA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jim Coon criticized speculative practices […]
Mooney Ultras certified
The FAA has granted full certification to the two latest aircraft from Mooney International Corporation: The M20U Ovation Ultra and the M20V Acclaim Ultra. According to company officials, the newly designed Mooney Acclaim and Ovation Ultras feature a host of improvements, including: Larger and wider pilot and co-pilot entry doors, The latest Garmin NXi avionics, A composite-wrapped cabin for […]