When Greg Hansen was given the remains of a crashed 182, he decided to “give the plane a retirement job as a wind vane.” He calls it Cessna on a stick.
Feature
Elevated Access seeks volunteer pilots
Elevated Access uses volunteer general aviation pilots to transport patients to what officials call “stigmatized healthcare,” such as abortions and gender-affirming medical care.
Test flight: The game-changing Delta Zulu headset
Lightspeed Aviation’s newest headset includes a CO detector, as well as HearingEQity, which boost sound levels for sound levels you can’t hear well, a possible game-changer for an aging pilot population.
EAA chapter adds new sim to training room
EAA Chapter 292 at Independence State Airport (7S5) in Oregon now has a full-fledged training room complete with two simulators, including a Redbird FMX simulator and an Elite RC-1.
A smaller Aero Showcase makes its debut
The successor to the successful Sport Aviation Showcase, which was held at KDED for the last five years, this year was much smaller, with fewer vendors, no educational forums, and less planes on exhibit.
Six of the world’s most beautiful runways
A list of the world’s six most beautiful runways has been released. But what is your favorite runway?
Let’s Fly Now
Fall flying in Colorado got a strong start with the Colorado 99s Let’s Fly Now event at Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) in Longmont on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.
A fun and friendly grassroots fly-in
The Grassroots Fly-In is “a family, fun atmosphere where people not only fly their antique and classic airplanes in, but they fly them throughout the fly-in, said Midwest Antique Airplane Club President Justin Niemyjski. “It’s where guys share rides and let their friends fly their airplanes. You don’t find that happening very often.”
Triple Tree Aerodrome’s 15th full-scale fly-in
The annual fall fly-in at Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina is all about fun, flying, and fellowship.
At 87, Ed Cervantes supports GA one airplane at a time
The founder of Ed’s Mobile Aircraft Maintenance in Los Angeles, Ed Cervantes is an old school A&P who has a very loyal customer base. And at 87, he has no plans to retire.
Fly-In features stargazing
Astronomers brought several telescopes for pilots and others to get a close-up look at the night sky.
The best investment you can make in aviation
Investing in your health ensures you can continue flying, but it also pays other dividends, such as lower insurance premiums and a longer, pain-free life.