Thanks to the San Antonio’s generosity, Civil Air Patrol’s Texas Wing Headquarters will have a new home at Stinson Municipal Airport. The City Council voted Thursday, Aug. 5, in favor of signing a no-cost 50-year lease with the Texas Wing on a portion of airport property adjacent to an existing taxi lane, covering about 92,550 […]
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The world’s scariest airports
SmarterTravel, an online travel site, has released its list of the World’s 10 Scariest Airports for takeoff and landing. While aimed at airline passengers, the airports also prove challenging for GA pilots, with inconveniently placed volcanoes and runways formed when the tide goes out. SmarterTravel picks for the World’s Scariest Airports include: Barra Airport, Barra, […]
LSAs and immersion training
Learning to fly a powered parachute can be challenging. Weather needs to be nearly perfect. Some folks have been discouraged, especially if they travel a long way only to be frustrated by Mother Nature. Easy Flight has the answer: Immersion Training. The Greenville, Illinois-based company has August and October sessions of its concentrated 12-Day Sport […]
Got an older plane?
From accident reports to FAA maintenance alerts, the new Aging General Aviation Education & Training website provides a single access point to type-specific aging general aviation maintenance information. The goal of the site is to provide the general aviation community with the information needed to maintain the safety of older general aviation airplanes, say developers, […]
America’s Top 10 aviation attractions
TripAdvisor, a travel site, has unveiled its list of the top 10 aviation attractions in the U.S., according to traveler ratings and TripAdvisor Flights experts, who note that America has a rich history as the birthplace of aviation, giving air travel lovers and flying fanatics myriad opportunities to learn more about planes, gliders, shuttles, and […]
Tips to preserve the life of your battery
Concorde Battery Corp. recently issued Technical Bulletin No. 10 “Parasitic Drain” in response to questions throughout the aviation community about the effect of parasitic drain on battery state of charge. A parasitic drain is an electrical load that takes power from the battery even when the Master Switch or Battery Switch is Off. Examples of […]
Are you willing to go that extra mile?
The FAA can’t regulate professionalism, but it can ask pilots to take that extra step to continue training, Randy Babbitt, the agency’s administrator, said during a visit to AirVenture in Oshkosh. “Professionalism isn’t limited to commercial flying,” he said. “It pertains to all aspects of flying. The good news is that a vast majority of […]
Spiritual adventures at the ends of the Earth
When it comes to adventure and human fulfillment, few aviation careers stack up to missionary flying. The pilots who opt for this route have to have both skill and passion, along with a great deal of resourcefulness as they are literally practicing their craft in the remotest of places. The stories these pilots tell are […]
Book review: ‘DC-3: A Legend in her Time’
Can you believe the DC-3 has been around for 75 years? As celebrations for the anniversary take off this year, you can learn all about the history of the airplane through the pages of “DC-3: A Legend in Her Time” by Bruce McAllister. McAllister, the author of several pictorial aviation history books, brings forth their […]