Ken VeArd of the Pilot Partner Blog was recently invited to tag along for a Mooney Caravan Practice session where two Mooneys — a M20C and a M20E — ran through formation flying practice session. His blog post captures a video (posted below) and a write-up of the event.
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Once down and out, KSMD now flying high
Slated for closure in 2003 but pardoned through the influence of pilots, nearby residents and historians, the future of Smith Field (KSMD) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is not only secure, but bright, according to a report in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. The city’s first airport, once visited by such aviation pioneers Charles Lindbergh and Jimmy Doolittle, was […]
Commemorative Air Force names Shepard VP of education
DALLAD — The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has added Bill Shepard to its staff as the vice resident of education. Shepard will oversee the design, execution and funding of CAF’s national education program, called RISE ABOVE. He has been a CAF member for four years and is deeply involved with the CAF Red Tail Squadron serving as […]
Spatial disorientation fatal for two
Before the flight, the pilot obtained weather information for an airport near the departure airport and for an airport about 275 miles south along his route of flight. He did not file a flight plan, did not receive any other services for the flight, and departed in night visual meteorological conditions. According to GPS and […]
Epic E1000 takes flight
BEND, Ore. – Epic Aircraft achieved a milestone in its E1000 certification program in late December, with the successful maiden flight of its first conforming flight test article, code named FT1. The company remains on track to achieve Type Certificate and begin customer deliveries in 2016, according to company officials. The Epic E1000 prototype took its […]
Museum launches virtual tour
The San Diego Air & Space Museum has launched its BEAM Virtual Tour Program, which enables both school groups and people who are physically unable to visit the museum to take tours through the use of a computer and Internet connection. Virtual visitors can see museum exhibits in real-time with an interactive tool that moves, sees, […]
Sporty’s releases 2016 webinar schedule
Sporty’s free webinar series continues in 2016, with webinars planned on a number of trending topics in aviation, including drones, ADS-B, and more. Complete descriptions of the webinars are available at Sportys.com/webinars. Live presentations are scheduled nearly every month. All webinars will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. If you can’t make a live presentation […]
An aviation movie for the rest of us
Flying Again is the creation of Jason Schappert, his wife and business partner, Ashley Schappert, and director, John Ellis. There is a whole long list of other contributors who brought this feature-length movie to fruition, and all of them deserve their time in the sun. I encourage you to read the credits carefully when you […]
First phase of hangar development begins at KLVJ
PEARLAND, Texas — Western LLC, a real estate development and design-build firm, recently broke ground on Phase I of a new hangar development at Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ). Texas Aviation Partners (TAP), the airport management team at KLVJ, partnered with Western to develop a strategic master plan for the airport. The master plan will be developed in […]