Officials at Bearhawk Aircraft report the first flights of two Bearhawk Light-Sport Aircraft built by customers from Quick-Build kits. Owner/builders Bruce McElhoe of California and Bob Way of Alabama completed, certified and flew their Bearhawk LSAs, the first two completions, in November 2016. The Bearhawk LSA was designed, built and tested by Bob Barrows, maker […]
Flying Musicians end 2016 on a high note
The Flying Musicians Association reports that membership topped 500 in 2016, including 58 student members. The association now has 17 regional or state-level ambassadors, including one in Canada, a high school scholarship program, a college internship program, is a regular participation at eight annual aviation events, and also contributed to many more smaller events and HangarJams. FMA also […]
NATA donates $18,000 to vets
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has donated nearly $18,000 to veterans organizations raised through the 2016 NATA Flag Pins for Veterans Project. NATA and its members began the project in 2014 to support veterans. To date, the association has raised more than $75,000 in three years. Funds from this year’s project will once again go to […]
Latest edition of Virtual Test Prep images released
The latest edition of ASA’s Virtual Test Prep Series Images adds professionalism, organization, and clarity to classroom instruction. The CD-ROM set of PowerPoint slideshows and animated graphics includes all of the images used in the Virtual Test Prep DVD Ground School Series. The slides are categorized and labeled to make them easy to identify for […]
Happy New Year!
The Pulse of Aviation will not publish on Jan. 2, 2017, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed in observance of the New Year holiday. The Pulse will return to its regular schedule Jan 3, 2017.
Plane pays tribute to 9/11
Leonard Solomon sent in this photo of his Piper Vagabond, taken by Adam Solomon at a fly-in breakfast at Eagle Ridge Airport (NK09) in central New York State. “I restored and finished the aircraft as a 9/11 tribute,” Len explains.
54 recommendations made to FAA to improve TFR Notams
A committee composed of pilots, aviation and automation experts, officials who submit notams, and flight planning vendors has drafted 54 recommendations to the FAA to improve the dissemination and graphical display of temporary flight restrictions to make it easier for pilots to access and understand the information, according to a report on the Aircraft Owners […]
Total your flight hours automatically, share with friends
Do you manually add up your flying activity each year? If you fly a lot of hours, that can be a good amount of work. Pilot Partner wants to help. On Jan. 1, 2017, all Pilot Partner customers will receive an email with their automatically generated year in review summary. This summary will read from their electronic logbook […]
Dates, locations revealed for AEA conferences
LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI — The Aircraft Electronics Association has unveiled the dates and locations for its 2017 AEA Connect Conferences. The 2017 AEA Connect schedule is as follows: April 10-11 Europe Connect (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Sept. 6-7 U.S. West Connect (Reno, Nevada) Sept. 18-19 U.S. East Connect (Jacksonville, Florida) Oct. 26-27 U.S. Central Connect (Kansas City, Missouri) Nov. […]