BEDFORD, Mass. — Jet Aviation officials recently held a ground breaking ceremony to start construction of its FBO at Hanscom Field (KBED). The two-phase, 12-month project includes a new two-story 13,000-square-foot FBO, a 40,000-square-foot hangar capable of handling large aircraft up to a Gulfstream G650 and a Global 6000, as well as a 16,000-square-foot office and shop space. The plan […]
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By KEVIN KNIGHT Competition is a beautiful thing. It keeps pricing honest. It makes everything more interesting. It gives pilots choices: Certified vs. experimental; piston vs. turbine; composite vs. metal; Garmin vs. everyone. That occurred to me while planning a major panel upgrade for my 1967 Mooney Executive at Pacific Coast Avionics in Oregon this […]
Video: P-51, F-22 Heritage Flight with 360° view
The 2015 Abbotsford International Air Show featured a Heritage Flight with a P-51D Mustang and an F-22 Raptor. Inside the P-51 – “VAL-HALLA” – was a camera capable of shooting 360° images (courtesy Lyle Jansma of AeroCapture Images). https://youtu.be/-RFjROsovWs Adjust your view using the controller in the upper-left corner of the YouTube player.
Mitigate risk with FAA’s new FRAT
Every flight has some level of risk. It’s up to the pilot to review that risk in advance and then develop the appropriate risk mitigation strategies. One of the best ways of doing this is by using a Flight Risk Analysis Tool or FRAT, according to FAA officials. FRATs are generally easy to use tools that […]
Drone restrictions supported by majority of Americans
While GA pilots have varied opinions about remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) — a new survey by FindLaw.com finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans say they support restrictions on the use of drones as they become more commonplace. The FindLaw.com survey says 78 percent of […]
KGMU slates FOD Walk
On Saturday, Aug. 29, starting at 6:30 am, the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina will close its two runways for 30 minutes so volunteers can walk the area looking for Foreign Object Debris (FOD). “FOD is responsible for quite a bit of aircraft damage each year and is a threat to aircraft safety. […]
RIMOWA debuts airworthy F13 at AirVenture
The German company RIMOWA presented an airworthy replica of the classic Junkers F13 at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture in July. The classic aircraft will begin flight testing by the end of the year, according to company officials. The original Junkers F13 is considered the first world’s first commercial airliner. It was commissioned by the […]
Oregon dedicates $20 million to aviation
Oregon has dedicated $20 million to aviation infrastructure needs over the next six years, with the passage of House Bill 2075, which was signed by Gov. Kate Brown July 20. Oregon now has funds for projects such as airport safety and maintenance improvements, aviation-related economic development, emergency management operations and other general and commercial aviation […]
1,000 engines and counting…
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Senior executives from Blackhawk Modifications and Pratt & Whitney Canada commemorated the 1,000th engine at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. A King Air C90 with the milestone engine installed is being offered for sale and was one of the aircraft on display at the Blackhawk exhibit at Oshkosh.