Glass cockpits are replacing more and more analog panels in GA. The transition to glass is the subject of a recent Business Aviation Insider online extra. It delves into the differences between glass and analog and how GA pilots can prepare. Check it out here.
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FAA breaks ground on new tower at CLE
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt broke ground Monday on a new $69 million air traffic control tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). The new tower will replace one that has served the airport since 1988. “Airports are economic engines for our country. These […]
An inside look at TSA
It’s not often GA pilots get a chance to talk one-on-one with officials at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but one well-attended NBAA2011 session provided just that chance – and generated a robust two-way discussion about a number of issues critical to GA, including the LASP, reopening DCA to GA, and Presidential TFRs. Read about […]
NASCAR driver launch customer for Beechcraft upgrades
Clint Bowyer, a Kansas native and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, has signed an order for upgrades to his Beechcraft Premier IA following new product announcements by Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS). Bowyer is the launch customer for a Synthetic Vision System (SVS) upgrade to his Pro Line 21 displays, new aftermarket winglets by Winglet Technology, […]
Jeppesen iPad app OK’d as paper chart replacement
Charter operator Corporate Flight Management has received authorization from the FAA to use the recently introduced Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck app for iPad as an alternative to paper aeronautical charts. The authorization allows Corporate Flight Management to begin a systematic transition from paper to iPad with Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck as the sole reference for electronic enroute […]
Only airworthy Privateer to fly this weekend
By RAEANN SLAYBAUGH The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer based at Arizona’s Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), believed to be the only one still actively flying, will be a featured attraction at this weekend’s Copperstate Fly-In. “There’s a Privateer in Greybull, Wyo., that’s currently parked on the ramp,” explains Bruce Brockhagen, spokesperson and volunteer. “There’s another in […]
Eclipse donated to VAC
The Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), based in St. Louis Park, Minn., has received a donated Eclipse Jet to benefit the Veterans Airlift Command, which provides free air transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots. They rely […]
Holland takes unlimited gold at national and world levels
Despite only a few days of practice in his new aerobatic aircraft, the MXS-RH, Rob Holland brought home Gold in the 4-Minute Freestyle competition, besting 53 other competitors and finishing 8th in the Unlimited category at the 2011 World Aerobatic Championships in Foligno Italy, Aug. 31- Sept. 11. “Considering the amount of world talent at […]
Jeppesen becomes founding member of Aviation Green Alliance
Jeppesen has joined the Lindbergh Foundation’s Aviation Green Alliance as a founding member. “We are thrilled that Jeppesen will be among our elite group of founding members,” said Lindbergh Foundation Chairman and CEO Larry Williams. “When I note that their Environmental Policy Statement is a part of the company’s core values and beliefs, I’m confident […]