Just released is the Pilot Medical Handbook, designed to help pilots understand the human element and physiological aspects of flight. With the Medical Handbook for Pilots Advisory Circular (AC 67-2) discontinued, this new handbook is the only printed resource available with a collection of applicable FAA and Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) documents, articles and […]
Wicks expands metal inventory
As a part of its planned expansion in aircraft construction materials, Wicks Aircraft Supply has increased its offerings in metal products, including 4130 steel round and square tubing, strut tubing, steel sheet, and aluminum tubes and sheet. “Aluminum and steel are basic ingredients in many homebuilt projects,” said Scott Wick, president. “We have seen an […]
Pilot speech recognition system certified
VoiceFlight Systems of Troy N.Y., has received FAA certification for its VFS101 pilot speech recognition system. The VFS101, the first speech recognition product to be awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the FAA, uses patented technology to provide accurate speech recognition and nearly instantaneous response. Voice entry of complex flight plans is accomplished 10 […]
FAA to study New York airspace
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA today convened a New York Airspace Working Group that will review current operating procedures over the Hudson and East Rivers and recommend safety improvements in two weeks to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. FAA air traffic and safety experts will review and analyze a variety of proposals to change the operating […]
Organize your right seat
When you fly alone, you need to organize your cockpit so that you’re not searching for a pen, balancing a drink or reaching too far for charts and papers. That’s where Sporty’s Co-pilot Organizer comes in. You can place the cockpit organizer on an open seat and secure it to the seatback with the included […]
Colorado Sport Air Show this weekend
The Colorado Sport International Air Show comes to Denver Aug. 22 and 23 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The daily air show will feature a flight demonstration of the F-16 Viper jet, as well as fly-bys including a Russian MiG-17, T-33 Shooting Star, T-28 Trojan and mass formations by the Red Stars, flying Chinese Nanchangs […]
New Kentucky airport aids ill boy
A new airport in Rowan County, Kentucky, has helped facilitate the medical care of an ill 4-year-old boy. According to a story in The Morehead News: The trip by Air Methods full-service air medical transport system would not have been possible at the old airport at Farmers, according to airport board chairman Jim Fluty. But […]
Tampa airport prepares for AOPA Summit
When more than 10,000 people flock to Tampa, Florida, for the AOPA Aviation Summit, Paul Phillips wants to be prepared. According to a story in the Tampa Tribune, Phillips, director of general aviation for the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, is overseeing improvements to Peter O. Knight Airport, which were begun in October 2008. The project […]
What’s behind AirVenture’s record crowds?
If you build it, will they come? That had to be the worry of EAA officials, who invested more than $4 million over the last year on site improvements to the AirVenture grounds at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Would aviation enthusiasts return this year to aviation’s biggest show? Or would the continuing bad news […]