FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) will host a free Garmin seminar Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The seminar, presented by Dave Brown and Joseph Stewart of Garmin, will cover Garmin’s latest retrofit display solutions for Part 25 and Part 23 turbine aircraft, […]
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ASA updates free endorsement labels
ASA‘s free Endorsement Labels have been updated to reflect Advisory Circular (AC) 61-65G, which provides guidance for pilot applicants, flight instructors, ground instructors, and examiners on the certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61. The PDF format of these labels provides […]
How much did you pay for your practical test?
The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) is conducting a survey to find out what prices are being charged for practical tests. “We are working to gauge general trends in practical test pricing as provided by Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs),” officials said. “We recognize that pricing varies from state-to-state and region-to-region.” The association is […]
NBAA launches new mentoring program
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is implementing the first phase of a mentoring program, matching experienced industry veterans with individuals wanting to explore opportunities in business aviation. The “beta” version of the program matches 20 sets of people who were paired based on the specific interests and goals of both the mentees and the […]
Piper M500 and M350 certified with Garmin G1000 NXi
Piper Aircraft has received FAA certification of the G1000 NXi next generation integrated flight deck on both the M500 single engine turboprop and M350 pressurized, single-engine piston. The company is set to offer it as a retrofit option (via STC) for fielded G1000 equipped Matrix, Mirage (M350), and Meridian (M500) aircraft later this year, Piper […]
Cascade Warbirds offers scholarships
Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for private pilot ground school with introductory flights to inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field in Seattle, to […]
First Thrush Switchbacks delivered
ALBANY, Georgia — The State of Georgia’s Forestry Commission has taken delivery of the industry’s newest firefighting aircraft — the Thrush 510G Switchback. Powered by a GE H80 turbine engine, the Switchback is designated as a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) aircraft and will be used by the Georgia Forestry Commission for fire detection, rapid […]
Are airports the safest place to fly drones?
A veteran aviation attorney has proposed a counterintuitive idea: That airports just might be the safest places to fly drones. But the claim by Mark Dombroff of Alexandria, Va.-based law firm LeClairRyan, comes with quite a few qualifiers. The unregulated and unauthorized flight of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in and around airport airspace clearly is […]
Impacts of shortened SMO runway already being felt
The 10-day closing of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) in Southern California brought significant ramifications throughout the general aviation and business aviation communities, and those effects will linger now that the airport has reopened with a shorter runway and other infrastructure changes, officials with the National Business Aviation Association say. FBO Atlantic Aviation saw its […]