Galin Hernandez submitted the following photo and note: “My 6-year-old granddaughter Lilly loves to go to our St. Augustine Airport (KSGJ) hangar and watch airplanes taking off and landing. Here she watches a local C172 departing Runway 31.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it […]
Video: Flying his new plane home
The new owner of a 1966 Cessna 150 documents his flight home.
FAA dedicates new Atlanta Flight Operations Facility
The FAA has opened its new Atlanta Flight Operations Facility at Cobb County International Airport in Kennesaw, Georgia.
STC approved for 5-blade propeller on Cessna 208 and 208B Blackhawk
MT-Propeller has received an FAA STC for the next generation 5-blade Quiet Fan Jet propeller on the Cessna 208 and 208B Blackhawk with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A and Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 engines.
Fourth edition of ‘Fly The Wing’ released
Just released is “Fly the Wing,” a book that covers everything pilots need to acquire an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.
Picture of the Day: More than SUN ‘n FUN
Rick Garcia, president of Lakeland, Florida-based Gulf Coast Avionics, flies his Seneca II over Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL). “While Lakeland Linder is home to the annual SUN ‘n FUN fly-in, it is also much more,” he said. “The Central Florida Aerospace Academy, the Aerospace Center for Excellence, NOAA Hurricane Hunters, Polk State College, flight […]
Half of U.S. aircraft fleet will miss ADS-B deadline
A report in Aviation International News by Chad Trautvetter notes that just 46.2% of the U.S. aircraft fleet is projected to meet the ADS-B equipment mandate by the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline. With only 411 days left, only 30.3% of airplanes are equipped, according to FAA data as of Nov. 1. But the numbers on […]
California pilot wins Air Race 1 China Cup
Californian air racer Steve Senegal is the first person to win an air race in China after clinching the Air Race 1 China Cup in Wuhan.
Seattle couple donate $50,000 to Museum of Flight’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
A Seattle couple has donated $50,000 to the Museum of Flight for its Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park.