Things are not as bad as they first appeared for Kyle and Amanda Franklin, who were injured after they were forced to make an emergency landing during an air show last weekend at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport. According to a blog post by Matt Younkin at Indy Transponder: “Kyle was not injured and […]
SuperAWOS now available over XM
After three years of persistence, airport weather information from every SuperAWOS across the USA is now available over XM Weather, providing weather-in-the-cockpit to pilots from all SuperAWOS sites, for free. David Wartofsky, owner of Maryland’s Potomac Airfield, and inventor of SuperAWOS comments, “The weather information industry has become a very strange place: FAA actively blocking […]
Jeppesen completes iPad rapid decompression test
Jeppesen has completed a successful rapid decompression test of iPad 2. The successful test was completed to an altitude of 51,000 feet, proving the integrity of iPad 2 in the unlikely event of sudden cabin pressure loss, company officials note. Last year, Jeppesen completed a similar test of a representative iPad as part of a […]
IMC Club releases Android app
IMC Club International has released a new Android application. The newly released application delivers the IMC iNews, podcasts, and IMCTV Video and other aviation related content to a pilot’s Android wireless device in a format that is easy to read and browse, according to officials. The application is free and it is downloadable from IMCClubs.com/mobile […]
Explore Maryland by air
The Maryland Airport Managers Association (MAMA), and Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) have partnered to launch “Explore Maryland by Air”— a program designed to give pilots incentives to fly to all of the state’s public use airports. The scheduled launch date is May 14 at Easton Airport (ESN) during the 16th Annual Maryland Regional Aviation Conference […]
Tuskegee Airmen subject of two novels
Thanks to reader John Bradberry, who told us about author John Gibson, who recently appeared at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Library to discuss his two novels, “A Sparrow Has Wings” and “Higher Heights.” The fictional accounts are historically correct, and deal with the historic Tuskegee Airman, according to the author, who told those attending his […]
Gulf Coast Avionics to distribute A/V-Ator HD camera system
Light Sport Group will partner with Gulf Coast Avionics to distribute its A/V-ator HD GPS aviation camera system at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun. “We are very excited about our partnership with Gulf Coast Avionics,” says Chris Esposito, co-owner of Light Sport Group. “With Gulf Coast’s reputation for providing unparalleled service as well as quality […]
Aviation consultant organizes Cirrus counter-offer
Within a week of publishing his industry analysis of China’s recent purchase of some US general aviation companies, consulting firm BRiFO President Brian Foley now finds himself charting a new and wholly different course of action on that topic: Trying to organize a counter-offer for Cirrus Aircraft to the recent bid by China Aviation Industry […]
Committee approves FAA extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved a short-term extension of FAA programs, making it the 18th short-term extension for FAA reauthorization since 2007. H.R. 1079, the “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011,” is a bipartisan bill to extend FAA funding and programs at current funding levels through May 31, […]