SAN MARCOS, Texas — Due to the recent hardships faced by the local community after the Hays County flooding during Memorial Day weekend, Redbird Skyport will postpone the Bluebonnet Fly-In at San Marcos Airport. The fly-in, originally scheduled for this Saturday, May 30, will now take place on June 6. To support those affected by […]
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NTSB Safety Alert urges pilots to ‘See and Be Seen’ in the air
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Safety Alert urging pilots to “vigilantly look out for other aircraft and to make their own presence known.” Officials note the board has investigated numerous general aviation accidents in which pilots operating near one another did not maintain adequate visual lookout and failed to […]
Dierks Bentley named AOPA Foundation Hat in the Ring co-chair
Country singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has been named an honorary co-chairman of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) charitable circle, the Hat in The Ring Society. The country singer, who earned his private pilot’s license at the age of 19, speaks often about how flying has made his busy schedule more flexible. “My fans know that […]
‘Direct To’ Podcast Looks for Lift Factories
Did you know there are factories that produce lift? The Boldmethod team took a trip looking for them in the mountains of Colorado. And believe it or not, they found them. In Boldmethod’s third podcast episode of Direct To, Aleks Udris and Colin Cutler wanted to learn more about the world of non-powered flight. So […]
FlightSimCon prepares for takeoff
FlightSimCon 2015 is just two weeks away.! The annual aviation and flight simulation conference takes place June 13-14 at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. There are more than 40 sponsors and exhibitors of the event, including Sennheiser Aviation, Daniel Webster College, and Edustation. All of the largest flight simulation developers will be […]
FAA to study pilot fitness
The FAA is working with the commercial aviation and medical communities to study the emotional and mental health of U.S. commercial pilots. The joint FAA and industry group known as the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) recommended the study based on the recent Malaysia Flight 370 and Germanwings Flight 9525 accidents. The Pilot Fitness Aviation […]
First FSANA AeroChapter launched
The first Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) chartered “AeroChapter” took off recently at Mid Island Air Service in Ronkonkoma, New York. According to organizers, 14 kids from the local community attended the first AeroChapter meeting. Gail Mancuso, vice president of Mid Island Air Services, stated, “We were overwhelmed with joy at the strong turnout for […]
Just Aircraft signs up U.K. dealership
Just Aircraft has reached an agreement with Robert Pooler in the U.K. to begin selling SuperSTOL Aircraft kits, pending approval by England’s Civil Aviation Authority. An application has already been submitted and once consent is received, other countries in the EU are expected to issue similar authorizations soon, according to company officials. Since the SuperSTOL […]
Garmin slates open house
Garmin will hold its first Aviation Open House Thursday, June 11, from 4-7 p.m. CDT. Pilots are invited to visit Garmin headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, to learn more about Garmin, tour the company’s product reliability lab, manufacturing and repair facilities and flight simulator lab. Informational seminars tailored to Garmin avionics and industry-related topics also will be held. Garmin is […]