Garmin has released its European VFR and IFR charts for the aera 795/796 aviation portable GPS, with VFR data sourced directly from Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS). “Pilots have flown behind DFS paper charts for years, but the ability to display the charts electronically is something our European customers have been asking for. We’ve listened to that […]
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Pilots needed for research project
Alaskan aviators are encouraged to volunteer to be interviewed for an aviation weather project, which aims to determine best practices for accessing and using weather data while flying in Alaska. The University of North Dakota and University of Alaska Anchorage are jointly conducting research with funding from the FAA, according to a report from the […]
Public comments wanted on new airport mapping tool
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation is encouraging aviation enthusiasts and pilots to test the features and functions of a new, web-based Airport Mapping Application. The department designed the Airport Mapping Application with a goal of making the airport and land-use compatibility decision making process easier, officials said. WSDOT asks […]
Wipaire opens Southeastern Service Center
Wipaire has established a southeastern service center in at the Leesburg International Airport (LEE) in Leesburg, Florida. The facility will offer onsite aircraft and float maintenance, avionics repair and installations, aircraft interior refurbishments and float installations as well as installations of select Wipaire modifications. The service center’s hangar can accommodate aircraft ranging in size from […]
Flying the Curtiss Pusher
The twin airfoil canard out front looks like a box kite, one of the prominent building materials is bamboo, and there was never a Pilot’s Operating Handbook of any kind produced for the airplane. However, when Kermit Weeks lines the Curtiss Pusher up on a 5,000-foot grass strip to take his first hop, heads turn […]
Flightline TV cleared for take off
The Flightline, an aviation-themed magazine television show, is making its national debut Jan. 5, 2013 on Discovery Communication’s Velocity network. The Flightline is set for a 52-week run as part of the Saturday morning programming on Velocity. Show times are at 9 a.m. EST. The show is entering its third season after moving from local […]
New forecast system helps transoceanic flights avoid storms
A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder, Colo., is providing weather forecasts that can help pilots avoid major storms as they travel over remote ocean regions. The eight-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions are designed for pilots, air traffic controllers and others involved in transoceanic […]
Pilot celebrates 100th birthday flying his Evektor SportStar
By John McVey, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Thomas Guy Reynolds Jr. eased back on the stick of his Evektor SportStar light sport aircraft and it lifted effortlessly off the runway at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (MRB). He circled the field three times, making a couple of low passes over the runway for […]
Study shows aviation contributes $26 billion to NC economy
Aviation is an important component in North Carolina’s economy, according to a recently completed economic impact study that shows the state’s 72 publicly owned airports contribute nearly $26 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 108,000 jobs. The contribution represents 6% of the state’s gross domestic product. “Aviation and aerospace continue to be […]