Registration is now open for the 2014 Iowa Aviation Conference, slated for April 22-23 in Des Moines. A featured speaker will be Capt. Al Haynes, who will speak on teamwork in a crisis based on the story of the crash of Flight 232 in Sioux City. The first day of the conference will include a 4 […]
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Piper dealers to meet auto dealers
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft and its new aircraft dealers will exhibit a cabin mockup of the company’s Meridian (pictured) at the 2014 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo, Jan. 24-27, in New Orleans. “Our new airplane dealers have found the annual new automobile dealers meeting to be an excellent venue to […]
NextGen seminar slated at Banyan
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) will host a NextGen Seminar on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. – 1 pm. This seminar will include a hands-on workshop and a live demonstration of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC). The purpose of the workshop is to provide […]
Four aircraft debut at Sebring LSA Expo
The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew to a close on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19, after one of the most successful runs in the event’s 10-year history. Four aircraft debuted at the Expo, including RANS Aircraft’s S-20 Raven (pictured above), Tecnam Aircraft’s new Sea Sky on floats, the Zigolo Ultralight Motorglider from AeroMarine LSA, […]
FAA, AMA work together on model aircraft/UAS safety
Today’s “model” aircraft are different from what many of us remember from our childhood. Back then, model aircraft were built for collections or display and a daring few even flew them for fun. Today, they can have wingspans approaching 20 feet and run on multiple small jet engines. A new dimension to model aircraft flying […]
SocialFlight partners with Seaplane Pilots Association
Where2 Interactive has formed a partnership with the Seaplane Pilots Association to promote water flying and host the Seaplane Pilots Association’s online event calendar, further establishing SocialFlight as the industry-wide calendar for general aviation. In keeping with the grass-roots spirit of both organizations, the agreement between both companies was signed at the U.S. Sport Aviation […]
FltPlan.com launches free iPad Go app
FltPlan.com has officially released its new free iPad app, FltPlan Go. The app adds many features for users of FltPlan.com, according to company officials. The legacy FltPlan app was originally created four years ago to provide pilots with airport information and approach charts. As pilots’ in-flight needs grew, the legacy app continued to add more […]
Michael Goulian takes to the air on Inside Airshows
It’s time for Michael Goulian to take to the skies over Ellington Field at the Wings Over Houston Airshow in the third installment of the new series Inside Airshows on LiveAirShowTV. The first two episodes focused on hospitality, but now it’s time to get serious and take off, the producer say. Learn how the show […]
NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted’ includes two for GA
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its 2014 Most Wanted List, the top 10 advocacy and awareness priorities for the year. Helicopter operations has been added to the 2014 Most Wanted List. Between January 2003 and May 2013, 1,470 helicopter accidents have occurred, with 477 fatalities and 274 serious injuries, NTSB officials noted. The […]