The latest version of Dynon Avionics’ SkyView system software for experimental and light sport aircraft is now available on the Dynon website for download. The update features the first official release for the Advanced Control Module (ACM). The ACM is a full-featured, plug-n-play digital electrical hub for aircraft equipped with Dynon’s turnkey ADVANCEDPANEL. The latest […]
Picture of the Day: Pitts fly-by
Robbie Culver submitted the following photo and note: “This Pitts fly-by was captured at the 2019 Cavalcade of Planes on June 2, 2019. Every year, the city of Bolingbrook, Illinois, sponsors this event at the Clow International Airport (1C5).” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit […]
The fever and excitement of air racing
Story and Photos by Lisa Bentson The 2019 Mark Hardin Memorial Air Race at Terrell Municipal Airport (KTRL) in Texas was also an educational experience that brought the fever and excitement of aviation back to the annual Memorial Day weekend event. Spectators came from the city of Terrell and surrounding area to watch the Sport […]
Is your plane ready to fly?
Some fatal GA accidents have been caused by flying an aircraft that was undergoing maintenance and not approved for return to service.
Legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan to be honored at Oshkosh
From 1972 to 2010, Rutan unveiled 24 prototype airplanes at Oshkosh.
WWII bomber and fighter rides slated at the Museum of Flight
Take a ride in one of the five Collings Foundation WWII bombers and fighters.
Picture of the Day: Timeless
Larry Snyder submitted the following photo and note: “My airplane, built 43 years after the first powered flight, visits the site of that historic, albeit brief, flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C. Photo taken 71 years after the Ercoupe was built. Aviation seems timeless.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the […]
World War II pilot returns to British airfield as part of D-Day commemorations
World War II Pathfinder pilot Lt. Col. David Hamilton from Prescott, Arizona, visited the same British airfield from which he and fellow pilots launched a pre-D-Day invasion strike on June 5, 1944. Hamilton’s visit to RAF North Witham in Lincolnshire, England, on June 2, 2019, is part of the activities taking place in England surrounding […]
Make-A-wish rainbow jet retires
The Make-A-Wish kids got the rare chance to fly in the 500 mph jet that normally rents for more than $3,000 an hour.