EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Flight instructors and aviation companies are joining forces during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 to bring back the EAA Pilot Proficiency Center. During AirVenture, slated July 20-26, the center will feature “Tech Talks,” IFR and VFR flight scenarios in Redbird flight simulators, the opportunity to talk with certificated flight instructors and more. […]
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Doctoral student studying CFI complacency
Victoria Dunbar, a Ph.D. candidate at Florida Institute of Technology’s doctoral program in Aviation Sciences, is investigating the factors that could contribute to CFIs becoming complacent. She hopes to identify prevention strategies that could be developed into standards, which could then lead to a reduced risk of CFI complacency and an overall improvement in GA safety. She […]
Volo Aviation joins Phillips 66 FBO network
Phillips 66 Aviation has added Volo Aviation to its FBO network. Headquartered at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) in Bridgeport, Conn., the FBO boasts 40,000 square feet of hangar space, and manages approximately 30 flights per day.
Avionics sales top $587 million in first quarter
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s first-quarter 2015 Avionics Market Report shows that business and general aviation avionics sales topped $587 million in the first three quarters of the year. That’s a 9.9% drop in sales compared to the first-quarter of 2014, when sales were more than $651 million. This year’s first-quarter sales are more in line with the first-quarter sales […]
SC governor signs GA tax relief bill
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a bill that removes a 6% sales tax on maintenance performed on general aviation aircraft. Haley signed amended House Bill 3568 on June 15, and the tax exemption will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016. South Carolina is home to 37 certified repair stations, but many of those […]
Why the P-51 is still the most beloved airplane at the air show
Globalair.com blogger Sarina Houston’s latest post is about the venerable P-51, which she claims is the most beloved airplane at any air show. “Whether you know the history of the airplane or not, the Mustang is an airplane that stops you in your tracks. Its beauty captivates you, lures you in, and makes you want […]
NTSB slates safety seminar on accidents during flight training
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Did you know that an aspiring pilot is less likely to have an accident while training than after earning a pilot certificate? Nevertheless, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board say they’ve developed an understanding of when and how training accidents are likely to occur, both through its own investigations and through industry […]
ICON given green light to begin deliveries
LOS ANGELES — FAA officials have completed a compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility, which led agency officials to issue the first Special-Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5. With this milestone complete, ICON will now begin customer deliveries for the A5, which has a backlog of more than 1,250 orders, according to company […]
A family affair
A family of aviators from the Houston area will be front and center on Father’s Day weekend at David Wayne Hooks Airport in Spring, Texas. Crewing the B-17 Flying Fortress “Texas Raiders,” which belongs to the Commemorative Air Force, the Doggett family of Humble, Texas, will celebrate Father’s Day by helping host a Warbird weekend and […]