The Flying Tigers were the American Volunteer Group, or AVG, a force of volunteer pilots and ground crew who flew in China early in World War II. The AVG was organized by then-Col. Claire Chennault, a retired U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot, at the behest of the Nationalist Chinese government. Outside aviation circles, most […]
Snow damages vintage bomber
Heavy snow combined with rain proved disastrous for the Handley Page Hampden bomber on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia. The weight of the snow tore the left wing off the historic twin-engine bomber on December 26. “It happened late at night,” explained Rob Currington, a member of the museum […]
December’s NAFI Master Instructors named
The National Association of Flight Instructors welcomed a new crop of Master Flight Instructors for December 2008. New Master Instructors are Pamela Stafford of Olathe, Kans., Theodore Alexander “Ted” Matthews of Aurora, Colo., Jelica Matic of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Nicholas E. James of Portage, Mich. and Jameson R. Hilliard of Lincoln, Neb. Renewing Masters are Joel […]
Astronaut Peggy Whitson to speak at WAI conference
Astronaut Peggy Whitson, called NASA’s most experienced astronaut, will be a keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Women in Aviation Conference, to be held in Atlanta in February. Whitson, a biochemistry researcher, had her first space mission in 2002, including an extended stay aboard the the International Space Station. In 2007, she became the first […]
Overcoming MS and fulfilling dreams
Tim Garrett doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t interested in aviation. “My Dad had a career in the Air Force. I was born on an Air Force base,” says the 48-year-old St. Louis resident. “I was always around airplanes.” Garrett grew up to become an aeronautical engineer. When he was in his 20s he […]
Adam Aircraft Suspends operations
Adam Aircraft Industries suspended operations at its facilities in Colorado on Feb. 11. According to a statement from the company, “this measure was required due to the inability of the company to come to terms with their lender for funding necessary to maintain business operations.” The statement added that the company is currently exploring all […]
Avionics 101: Now that you’ve bought it, do you know what to do with it?
What do you do when you can’t find an easy-to-use manual for your GPS? If you have a background in aviation and technical writing, like John Dittmer, you write one of your own. That’s what the instructor pilot did about 11 years ago when his clients had trouble learning to use the Bendix/King KLN90B GPS. […]
Avionics for the little guy: Dynon Avionics finds its niche in homebuilts and LSA
Selecting the right avionics package for your airplane can be almost as stressful as selecting the aircraft itself. You’ll probably ask your friends what they have and if they recommend it. It is just that kind of word-of-mouth advertising that helped Dynon Avionics expand from the homebuilt market into the realm of Light Sport Aircraft. […]
Alaska governor sponsors bill for avionics upgrade
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is trying to make flying safer by sponsoring a bill to help pilots obtain the latest in satellite-based avionics. The bill establishes a new loan program in the state’s Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development. Under the program, low interest loans will be provided for the purchase and installation of […]