The new website offers original works of art celebrating aviation, as well as other merchandise, including hats and T-shirts.
Picture of the Day: Winter sunset at the airport
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “After a long day of training flights, the C172 takes in the winter Iowa sunset.”
Video: Landing on a frozen lake
Robin Johansson recently posted a video to YouTube that documents two days of flying in February in Scandinavia, including several landings and takeoffs from a frozen lake.
99s, Women in Aviation awarded $750,000 in grants from Hilton Foundation
Women in Aviation will use its $250,000 grant to offer 47 additional scholarships in 2021, while the Ninety-Nines will use its $500,000 grant to develop additional pilot proficiency programs and increase its outreach activities.
Flexible digital instrument debuts
Flex can bring new data into the cockpit or replace legacy gauges. Possible configurations include radar altimeter display, GPS clock, airspeed indicator, fuel management display, and more.
Picture of the Day: Fly in ice fishing
Curtis Penner submitted this photo and note: “Spending a beautiful afternoon ice fishing with my Bearhawk Patrol on Stephenfield Lake in southern Manitoba, Canada.”
Why do pilots continue to inadvertently fly into IMC?
These kinds of accidents “stem from failed planning, lack of understanding, or poor decision-making. All pilots have the option to turn down a flight before launch, turn around, proceed to an alternate, or land in a safe place if the weather deteriorates below company or personal minimums, yet we continue to see these types of accidents.”
The Museum of Flight reopens March 4
The Seattle museum will be open Thursdays through Sundays, with admissions limited to 25% capacity to ensure social distancing.
ACE names new executive director
The new head of the Aerospace Center for Excellence on the Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida is Doug Jeanes, recently retired president and CEO of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Texas.