Cessna Aircraft Co. has received FAA approval for its flight instructor safety stand down, a first for any aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The safety stand down is a training seminar designed for flight instructors, flight instructor candidates and commercial pilots who may have an interest in becoming flight instructors. The course serves as an […]
Aerocet composite floats earn STC
The FAA has issued an STC for PA-18 SuperCubs on Aerocet 2200 straight aircraft floats. “We have had a substantial number of requests for Aerocet to fill this void in our product line,” said Matt Sigfrinius, Aerocet’s general manager. “We have listened to the pilots and have delivered a product that we are confident will […]
Fly Away updates free downloads
Fly Away Simulation, an online source of flight simulator news, downloads and information for the Microsoft Flight Simulator Range, has just updated its download section, featuring many new add-ons for the FS range. Fly Away Simulation have been online for more than eight years providing the add-ons and news for the flight sim industry. It […]
Aviation biofuel proven in tests, but is there enough?
Initial flight tests have found that jet fuel partly made from camelina, algae or other biological feed stocks can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes by more than 50%, doesn’t affect performance and presents no technical or safety problems, a top Boeing official said on May 28. “It meets all jet fuel requirements and then […]
Aircraft ban at North Las Vegas defeated
“Whether you fly light general aviation, business, or experimental aircraft, you are welcome to fly into Nevada’s North Las Vegas Airport. State legislators made that clear May 26,” said a May 28 news release from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Instead of banning experimental and “high risk” aircraft from the airport, as originally intended, […]
Flying Friendly
A meeting about “Flying Friendly” and noise abatement will be held May 30 at Graham Aviation Services at Salem Municipal Airport (SLE) McNary Field in Oregon. The meeting, which begins at 9 a.m., will cover the airport’s officials Fly Friendly/Noise Abatement policy to which all pilots should adhere. Keeping the neighbors friendly to aviation creates […]
Pioneering women pilots attend book signing
Seven of the nine women pilots featured in A Hunger for the Sky, along with author Sparky Barnes Sargent, attended a gathering and book signing during the Swift Nationals Fly-in at McMinn County Airport, Tennessee, on May 23. The event was held to celebrate the pilots’ accomplishments and to honor Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a Tennessee […]
Florida town wants to outlaw flight training
Municipal governments keep coming up with new ways to impede activity at their airports. Not to be out-done, the commissars of Grant-Valkaria in Brevard County, Florida, have come up with a novel approach to pressuring a privately-operated field, reports the AVweb newsletter. On April Fools Day, no less, the town council will consider a resolution […]
Airport invites pilots to exotic island
Bea vonTobel, manager of Port Orcas Airport (ORS), in Washington State’s San Juan Islands, tells GeneralAviationNews.com that she has “21 grass tiedown spots, each with an ocean view, inviting pilots to come and stay overnight camped under the wing. At $6.00 a night, hot shower available, it makes a great spot for families to come […]