As hurricane season heats up, Angel Flight Southeast (AFSE) is looking for pilots with experience flying emergency missions. Last year, AFSE became the first organization to use private pilots to fly emergency air missions, including the delivery of water and blood after Hurricanes Jeanne and Ivan, as part of the Homeland Security Emergency Air Transportation […]
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There’s a what loose where?
If you’re flying in the vicinity of South Bend Regional Airport (SBD) in Indiana and see what looks like a kangaroo on the ground…well, it might be a kangaroo. On June 27, local animal control officials got a report of a kangaroo wandering in a wooded area near the airport. “When we got the call […]
Drunk pilot faces charges in two states
A student pilot who allegedly stole a single-engine Cessna in Connecticut and flew it while drunk is facing criminal charges in two states. Philippe Patricio, 20, of Bethel, Conn., faces a felony charge of circumventing airport security in Danbury for the theft of the Cessna 172 used during the June 22 incident. Patricio told authorities […]
UAVs to help Smokey Bear
Here’s another reason to avoid the TFRs over forest fires: Some of the aircraft up there may be unmanned. The United States Forest Service, taking a cue from other federal agencies, is exploring the idea of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fight forest fires. The Forest Service is testing UAVs at a NASA facility […]
Build your own airplane — from a Coke can
One of the classic crafts you will see at an air show or fly-in is a model airplane built from a beverage can. You may think to yourself, “I wonder if I could do that?” Those of you who would like to try it can get plans and even a detailed instructional video, for a […]
Back to the days of heroes
How did you spend the first summer after you graduated from college? Jared Aicher from Boise, Idaho, spent the first part of his summer flying around the lower 48 states giving rides to Young Eagles. Ideally, he wants to do a world tour giving flights to some 400 kids between the ages of 8-17. The […]
ADIZ incursion and joy rides lead to tough regs
The fallout from several recent incursions into the Washington, D.C., ADIZ, as well as the thefts of airplanes by unlicensed young people — one of whom was drunk — has begun. Knee-jerk reactions have resulted in two amendments to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill in the U.S. Senate. The most severe, sponsored by […]
Commander Aircraft back in business after owners group buys assets
Commander Aircraft is back in business, but with a new name and a new location. A group of Commander owners acquired the assets of the bankrupt company June 29. The new company, dubbed Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. (CPAC), paid $1.7 million for the FAA type certificates for the line of four-place, high performance, single engine […]
Diamond chooses G1000 for D-Jet
Diamond Aircraft has chosen the Garmin G1000 for its new D-JET. The D-JET’s flight deck will be a three-panel system with two 10-inch primary flight displays (PFDs), a centrally located 15-inch multifunction display (MFD), FMS controller, glareshield mounted Autopilot Controller, and dual AHRS/GPS/Magnetometer sensor system. Diamond already offers the G1000 on its DA40-180 Diamond Star […]