Sporty’s has released its 2019 Pilot’s Aviation App Directory, which includes more than 100 aviation apps.
“This certainly doesn’t represent every aviation app ever created, but it highlights some of the most useful and most popular ones,” Sporty’s officials note.
You can see the full directory here.
The TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s (TBMOPA) 2019 convention brought together TBM owners from around the world.
Converging at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Denver, Colorado, were 102 aircraft representing all TBM versions produced by Daher, including the TBM 700, TBM 850, and TBM 900 series. In total, 345 participants — including 135 owners, of which 51 were first timers — attended the convention, held Sept. 25-29 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center.
[Read more…]A planned trip by pilot Robert DeLaurentis to both poles has been delayed yet again.
Originally planned for December 2018, the journey was pushed to June 2019, and then again to Nov. 16, 2019.
[Read more…]The Ray Foundation has increased it program funding for flight scholarships from $1 million in 2019 to $1.2 million in 2020, according to officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association.
The boost in funding from the Ray Foundation comes after only seven months of program operation, EAA officials note. As of early October 2019, 96 youths have been awarded a Ray Aviation Scholarship. Of those, nearly 20 have earned their private pilot certificate, while an additional 50 have completed their first solo.
[Read more…]Participation in Girls in Aviation Day has spread far beyond the vision of the event five years ago as airports, FBOs, museums, universities and corporate members have joined Women in Aviation chapters and corporate members to help spread the word that aviation and aerospace offer a variety of career choices for young women. Girls in Aviation Day is Oct. 5, 2019, and will be celebrated worldwide.
In addition to the United States, Girls in Aviation Day events will take place in 16 countries, including Australia, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, England, France, India, Kenya, Italy, Netherlands, Nigeria, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Zambia.
“And if you can’t make it to any event, we — or rather Embry-Riddle — has a plan for that,” says WAI Outreach Director Molly Martin. “Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is hosting a virtual Girls in Aviation Day for anyone who can’t physically attend one of the 118 events.”
[Read more…]GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Construction has begun on a new Avflight FBO at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
The new facility includes a 5,000-square-foot FBO building, plus a 30,000-square-foot hangar on the airport’s east side.
[Read more…]NTSB investigators are at the scene of a crash of the Collings Foundation‘s B-17 at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. The Flying Fortress crashed shortly before 10 a.m. Oct. 2. Seven people died in the crash and another seven were injured.
Read a full report of the crash as reported by the Hartford Courant here.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and ForeFlight have teamed up to reward pilots for flying more often starting in October.
Pilots will be automatically entered to win the ForeFlight Frequent Filer Sweepstakes once they file and activate a flight plan in ForeFlight.
Incentives include a monthly drawing for prizes, including a free one-year Performance Plus subscription, a limited-edition ForeFlight wall poster, and a ForeFlight Swag Bag.
[Read more…]Construction has begun on a new FBO and hangar complex for Marathon Aviation at Marathon International Airport (KMTH) in the Florida Keys.
Newly unveiled plans include an Ernest Hemingway-inspired FBO facility with relaxation and recreation areas and outdoor viewing decks.
[Read more…]MANCHESTER, N.H. — NBT Bank recently introduced small aircraft financing to its lineup of lending products.
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