Hundreds of Boy Scouts will gather at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, next month to earn their aviation merit badges. The attraction’s Second Annual Aviation Camporee is slated for Friday, March 5, through Sunday, March 7. Throughout the weekend, the boys will practice their primitive camping skills while participating in a variety of […]
SAIB issued for Liberty XL-2 doors
The FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin Feb. 9 to alert owners about an issue with the doors on the Liberty XL-2 opening in-flight. According to the SAIB, there have been six occurrences of a door opening in-flight. In all six cases, the pilot was able to land the airplane safely. FAA officials note […]
‘Pay It Forward’ helps fund Haiti relief flights
Bahamas Habitat, an organization that has led relief efforts into Haiti’s smaller outlying airports with volunteer general aviation aircraft, has launched an online system for pilots to raise funding for their fuel for Haiti flight missions called “Pilots Pay It Forward.” “Our new system is going to make it possible for even more pilots to […]
Training unmanned aircraft pilots
As early as 2012, thousands of civilian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) could take to the sky as soon as the FAA allows them to share U.S. airspace with other aircraft. When that happens, professionals will be needed to operate them remotely, both as pilots and as sensor operators, when they carry video and audio equipment. […]
Security proposal scaled back
Citing industry objections, the Transportation Security Administration is preparing to scale back a controversial plan to expand aviation security rules for the first time to GA. According to a Washington Post report, TSA officials expect to issue a revised plan this fall that will significantly reduce from 15,000 the number of U.S.-registered general-aviation aircraft subjected […]
Hangar roofs collapse in massive snowstorm
The massive snowstorm that has crippled the Eastern seaboard led to the roofs of hangars collapsing at two different airports. One of the collapses happened at Manassas Regional Airport, according to a report at NBCWashington.com, which noted there were no people or planes in the building, and no one was injured. The 24,000-square-foot hanger is […]
BlackHistoryInAviation.com launches
American Airlines has launched a new website, BlackHistoryInAviation.com, which includes interviews with pioneering black aviators, biographies, a photo gallery, a timeline, and resources for today’s pilots, including a section on scholarships and recommended reading. Check it out here.
Aspen approved for more aircraft models
Aspen Avionics, manufacturer of the Evolution Flight Display System, has added more U.S. and a select group of non-U.S.-manufactured aircraft to the Approved Model List (AML). The updated FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for the EFD1000 includes: Regal Air (Cessna) models 305A, 305C, 305D and 305F; General Avia F22B, F22C and F22R; […]
Celebrating 100 years of flight in Texas
The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Hobby Airport in Houston is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the first airplane flight in Texas with a new exhibit chronicling Louis Paulhan’s Feb, 18, 1910, flight near Houston. Paulhan arrived in Houston with four planes and not only gave the city its first look at airplane flight, but […]