The FAA Aviation Weather Division (AWD) is leading an effort to assess convective weather products through user feedback, agency officials noted.
Picture of the Day: Rough landing, spectacular views
David Wade submitted this photo and note: “Marble Canyon (L41) is an Arizona airport in the Grand Canyon with spectacular views and a dangerously rough landing strip.”
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum contender for top new museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is in the final stretch of online voting as one of 16 new museums across the United States nominated for the “Best New Museum” by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards for 2024. Other contenders include The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas; the Museum of Broadway in New York; and the Gettysburg Beyond Battle Museum in Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania.
CubCrafters public offer closes at end of year
Share price is $5.45 in the first public offering of the 42-year-old company.
uAvionix updates AV-30-E software for experimental aircraft
One of the primary features of the update is support for the AV-APA (Analog Port Adapter), an accessory that connects the AV-30 to legacy installed autopilots, company officials noted.
Picture of the Day: Red Arrows
Geoffrey Hall submitted this photo of the Red Arrows performing at an air show in Folkestone in Kent, England, in August 2023, and a note: “That’s one ‘L’ of a maneuver!”
Another patent for the flying car
The Samson Sky Switchblade has earned its sixth patent, with more in the works, according to company officials.
A first for Duncan Aviation — and the FAA
Duncan Aviation has received the first-ever FAA-issued Repair Station certificate, uniting all of its facilities and satellite locations under a single Repair Station number.
60 years and counting…
Since Dec. 12, 1963, more than 64,000 PT6 engines have been delivered to power nearly 21,000 aircraft, company officials report.