Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will host Air Academies for grades 6 through 11 this summer. Designed to be a hands-on program, the students will learn about weather from a former member of the Apollo Project and history from a former member of the Berlin Airlift. They also will have classes on reciprocating engines, jets […]
Master the G1000
Pilots don’t have to struggle to transition from “steam gauges” to glass cockpits thanks to Sporty’s latest release, the Garmin G1000 Checkout Course. This detailed course covers everything from basic button-pushing to emergencies. The video emphasizes scenario-based training and takes the viewer along on real-world flights. The G1000 Checkout includes two VFR flights, a local […]
Sky Broncos capture third in national championship
Western Michigan University‘s precision flight team, the Sky Broncos, finished in third place at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association championship that concluded May 23 at Parks College of St. Louis University. The Sky Broncos came in behind two of the team’s longtime rivals to take the third-place slot, extending the team’s record to 18 consecutive […]
Teenage girl to make “Sea to Shining Sea” flight
In a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike will make history by piloting a single-engine red-tail airplane from Compton, California to Newport News, Virginia and back. Departing on June 29 with an estimated arrival date in Newport News of July 4, Anyadike will be accompanied by safety pilot Ronell Norman, as well as […]
NTSB puts accident dockets online
The NTSB began to release all accident investigation public dockets to its public Web site on June 1, in accordance with the board’s Freedom of Information Act Improvement plan. “I am proud that the NTSB is…making all accident investigation documents contained in our public dockets available to NTSB Web site visitors,” said acting chairman Mark […]
TSA backs down on some airport badges
In the wake of strong objections from the general aviation community, the Transportation Security Administration has relaxed some of the security restrictions that went into effect June 1 for transient pilots flying into commercial-service airports. Three days before the new rules took effect the TSA said that transient pilots who fly into commercial-service airports will […]
New trustees for Duluth Aviation Institute
The Duluth Aviation Institute has appointed John Eagleton, Kate Dougherty, and Don Monaco to its board of trustees. Eagleton has been the president and chief executive officer of Northstar Aerospace since 1998. Winner of the 2004 Joel Labovitz Entrepreneur Success Award, he has led Northstar Aerospace to become one of the nation’s fastest growing private […]
Scorpion, all-in-one maintenance vehicle, debuts
Air Technical Industries has unveiled the Scorpion Aircraft Tug, a tug that includes a built-in crane lift and auxiliary power unit (APU). The Scorpion enables FBO mechanics to move and precisely position aircraft weighing up to 15,000 pounds. Traditionally, FBO mechanics require multiple pieces of equipment for servicing small planes: an APU to start the […]
Embry-Riddle creates global wildlife strike information center
The Jan. 15 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River illustrated the dangers of midair collisions between birds and aircraft. But what led to the “miracle on the Hudson” happens more often than the public realizes. Bird and wildlife strikes cause more than a half-million hours of aircraft down time and cost […]