What began as a small collection of booths hosted during a day of safety seminars has grown into the 28th Annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, slated for Feb. 26-27 in Puyallup, Wash. Each February more than 10,000 aviation enthusiasts and their families flock through the Blue Gate at the Western Washington Fairgrounds for […]
Young Eagles to take girls for first flights
For the first time in their young lives, girls from the Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama will experience their first airplane ride. On Feb. 19, the EAA Young Eagles program is taking 80 girls between the ages of 10 and 16 under its wings and into the air. Pilots of the EAA Young […]
CFI Tools upgrades preflight app
CFI Tools has unveiled the latest upgrade for its Preflight WX+ App for the iPad: An expanded weather forecast function. The forecast feature is a natural add-on for the Preflight WX+ App, which already packages other preflight information, such as weight and balance, takeoff and landing distances, and more, according to company officials. “We are […]
BATT: Fuel transport of the future
SEI Industries Ltd. has introduced the Bulk Aviation Transport Tank (BATT), the world’s first collapsible, double walled, aviation specific, baffled transportation fabric tank that enables users to safely transport fuel to remote sites via aircraft. The BATT will save remote site operators money, improve safety and is more environmentally friendly than traditional drum methods of […]
Wicks catalog honors Paul Poberezny
Wicks Aircraft Supply has dedicated its 2011 catalog to EAA Founder Paul Poberezny. The free catalog will be available at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, which begins March 28. Paul will be at Wicks’ booth each day to sign catalogs. Expanded this year, the catalog features tools, materials, new products and instructional media for homebuilders, […]
Sunrise Aviation installs Wi-Flight systems
Sunrise Aviation, a flight school and FBO at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN) in Central Florida, is installing the Wi-Flight flight data monitoring system in its fleet. Wi-Flight is an automated flight data capture and analysis system that also incorporates a cockpit voice recorder system. Sunrise Aviation has already installed the system in one of […]
RunwayFinder files motion to dismiss lawsuit
Attorneys for flight planning website RunwayFinder have filed a motion to dismiss FlightPrep’s lawsuit based on a lack of jurisdiction, according to the latest blog post from RunwayFinder’s Dave Parsons, which notes: “My understanding of the motion is that FlightPrep filed their lawsuit with the wrong court. They could of course file again with the […]
Concerns about photos on pilot certificates
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has submitted its response and concerns to the FAA’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing the inclusion of a photo on every pilot certificate. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004 requires the FAA to issue new pilot licenses that include photographs. While NAFI […]
Senator takes remedial training after landing on closed runway
The FAA will not to pursue legal action against U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe for landing on a closed runway and instead allowed the Oklahoma Republican to take a remedial training program, according to a story in the Tulsa World. Inhofe has completed the training — given by a former flight student of his — while […]