With the European Union Commission nearing a vote on adopting EU-wide pilot certification rules, AOPA is warning that the package — which does not include acceptance of third-country pilot credentials — would erect trade barriers with consequences felt in the U.S. flight training and manufacturing sectors, according to a report at AOPA.org. The story notes […]
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Vote for the 8 Wonders of Kansas
Several aviation pioneers are finalists in the 8 Wonders of Kansas in the People category, including Amelia Earhart, Olive Ann Beech, Clyde Cessna, and Martin and Osa Johnson. The competition, held by the Kansas Sampler Foundation, asks each person to vote for eight nominees from the 24 finalists. Voting ends Oct. 22, and you don’t […]
Approved Model List expansion for AvTek’s Pulsar
The Pulsar-MOSFET Landing Light Flasher System from AvTek has received an expanded Approved Model List from the FAA. The AML expansion (which includes nearly all popular certificated aircraft) is applicable to either the one-light or two-light system. See the AvTek website for pricing.
Flight Guide’s iEFB app hits the mark
Airguide Publications has jumped head first into electronic delivery of what has traditionally been, at least until 2010, an ink on paper product. Judging from the activity around their exhibits at Sun ’n Fun in April and AirVenture in July, a great many pilots are interested in their efforts. Specifically, the Flight Guide iEFB iPad […]
Congress recognizes NATA’s 70th anniversary
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). Representative John Duncan (R-Tenn.), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, introduced House Resolution 1669, which acknowledges the association’s mission in representing the legislative, regulatory and business […]
Pathfinder Award recipients named
Each year, The Museum of Flight in Seattle honors Pacific Northwest individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the aerospace industry with its annual Pathfinder Award. This year’s honorees are pilot/entrepreneur Clay Lacy, William Boeing Jr., and Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, the first woman hired by Boeing as a production test pilot. This year’s […]
SHA partners with Avidyne
Sierra Hotel Aero, Inc. (SHA) has inked a new dealer partnership agreement with Avidyne Corp. “We have been selectively expanding our avionics sales and installation product offerings,” said Chris Gardner, SHA president. “We know that Avidyne is the market-leading developer of Integrated Flight Deck Systems for light general aviation (GA) aircraft. Therefore it made sense […]
Smoketown and the world’s most famous 150
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. TA-DA! Here it is. In the center ring, ladies and gentlemen, the world’s most famous Cessna 150, […]
Widow sues over beach accident
The widow of a jogger who was killed by an experimental aircraft as it made an emergency landing on a Hilton Head beach has sued the pilot, as well as Teledyne Continental Motors, Hartzell Propeller, Lancair International, and Penn Yan Aero Service, according to Courthouse News Service. The jogger, Robert Jones, was listening to his […]