Wicks Aircraft has reached an agreement with Mitchell Wing to market complete airframe kits for the Mitchell B-10 and U-2 kits. Don Mitchell, who spent considerable time experimenting with flying wings, built over 30 aircraft in a long, illustrious career that began in 1921, when he was a high school student. He spent much of […]
New name for Baja Bush Pilots
The Baja Bush Pilots has been renamed Bush Pilots International, expanding to include the US, Canada, The Bahamas, The Caribbean, and Colombia. In addition, the organization will continue to provide services in Mexico and Central America, as it has in the past. Adding these additional countries, as well as providing flight information, insurance, and group […]
Give the gift of flight
Give the gift of flight this holiday season and help prospective pilots turn their aviation dreams into reality through the Flight Experience, an introductory kit from EAA and Sporty’s Pilot Shop. The Flight Experience kit is designed as a pathway to aviation participation through an informative flight experience with a CFI. For $139, individuals receive […]
‘Artful Flying’ published
“Artful Flying,” a new book by Michael Maya Charles is now available. Dubbed a guide to “inner flying,” the book notes that there’s more to flying than safely getting an airplane from point A to point B, more than coaxing an airplane into the air and bringing it back to earth without breaking anything, or […]
Can’t make it to AOPA Aviation Summit?
If you can’t make it to Long Beach, Calif., for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit, which kicks off Thursday, you can catch some of the programming online with AOPA Live — live, streaming interviews with some of the most interesting people in general aviation. AOPA will offer live programming Thursday, Nov. 11, […]
Tips for proper tire maintenance
When it comes to aircraft tire maintenance, few people have visited more hangars and seen all manner of service work and maintenance procedures than Goodyear Aviation’s Rob Robson, a product support manager for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who, for more than 10 years, has been immersed in aircraft tire product support for everything […]
Aviaton roundtable attracts heavy hitters
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) concluded its 2010 NATA Aviation Business Roundtable Nov. 9 after two days of high-level presentations from aviation industry leaders and top government officials. More than 70 aviation business leaders met with key political, policy and financial experts to discuss a number of critical issues affecting the aviation community, including […]
PilotEdge debuts
Flight simulators have gained acceptance as excellent tools to practice emergency and instrument procedures, but little progress has been made in simulating the critical interaction between pilots and Air Traffic Control — until now. PilotEdge is a new online service that redefines your simulator experience, allowing you to work with ATC over the radio, all […]
Update on electric 172 at AOPA
Bye Energy, Inc. and Cessna Aircraft Co. are expected to release details of their efforts to develop an electric propulsion system for a Cessna 172 Skyhawk during the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit Nov. 11-13 in Long Beach, Calif. Bye Energy announced The Green Flight Project earlier this year, and is developing, with […]