Despite all the safety features it has, from a glass cockpit to a whole airframe parachute, the Cirrus SR-22 has a higher fatal accident rate than most similar airplanes from other manufacturers. “Why, with every safety advantage, has this come to be true?” asks Richard Collins in his blog at Air Facts. “It can only […]
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PALS offers fuel reimbursement to volunteer pilots
Patient AirLift Services (PALS), a charitable air transportation service, has officially started to reimburse volunteer pilots for the fuel costs related to charitable flights. PALS pilot Greg Zieba flew the first reimbursed flight from Farmingdale, N.Y.. to Newport News, Va., taking Blake Jones, a 4-year-old boy, and his Mom back home after he received treatment […]
Embry-Riddle Prescott adds new degree programs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will launch three new degree programs in the spring of 2013: Astronomy, Cyber Intelligence and Security, and Software Engineering with an emphasis in Cybersecurity. “The new programs reflect our commitment to expanding the diversity of our programs and focusing on our commitment and vision to providing quality education,” said Dr. Frank Ayers, […]
Fly-In Breakfast into Lunch slated at 82C
A Fly-In/Drive-In all day event will be held Sept. 1 at Mauston New Lisbon Union Airport (82C) in New Lisbon, Wis. The event begins at 7 a.m. with breakfast rolling into lunch at 11 a.m. On display will be a variety of aircraft, including certified and experimental, as well as antique and classic automobiles. Antique […]
For the love of pilots
In my experience, airports fall into two categories. There are those that are all business, a sterile environment where pilots and passengers pass through for a time, leaving none of themselves or their experiences behind. These are efficient patches of asphalt that are necessary in modern times, and it is not the function or responsibility […]
Charles E. Taylor…Who is he?
By DALE FORTON. Born on May 24, 1868, Charles E. Taylor grew into a career as a machinist. In the 1890s he settled in Ohio with his wife who had friends there. In 1901 two brothers who owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, decided they needed someone they could trust to run their shop […]
Planes on the Plains
One of general aviation’s staunchest supporters, Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson recently wrote an editorial in the Syracuse Journal-Democrat extolling the benefits of general aviation in Nebraska. In it he says: “In a large rural state like Nebraska, if it wasn’t for general aviation and the small prop driven planes many people use to get around, […]
FAA to re-evaluate historical flight rules
The FAA said on Tuesday it’s ready to “reevaluate its policy” regarding the operation of historical aircraft for hire, and announced a series of public meetings on the topic. According to a report at AVweb, the meetings, which are open to the public, will be held June 26, 27, and 28 at FAA headquarters in […]
Hiring exceeds expectations
Advertisements for jobs in aviation increased 47% in January, February and March, compared to last year, while the number of jobs advertised in the second quarter has already surpassed last year’s numbers by 30%, according to Jeff Richards of JSFirm.com. “Our original predictions were based on the results of our Annual Aviation Hiring Survey that […]