General aviation chocks designed by students from the Out Islands of the Bahamas will be featured as a give-away to pilots attending the upcoming Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Aviation Summit in Tampa, Florida, Nov. 5-7th. During the month of September, the Aviation Department of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation teamed up […]
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Free career conference slated Nov. 21
Aviation professionals will discuss security, maintenance, administration, air traffic control and piloting during the annual Aviation Career Conference, slated for Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Lewis University’s Harold E. White Aviation Center in Romeoville, Ill. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and continental breakfast will be served. The FAA, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, […]
The pros and cons of automation in aviation
Automated systems make airplanes easier to fly. They can be as simple as an automatic light dimmer or as complex as an autopilot that kicks-in when it “thinks” there is trouble. But can automation be too smart for its own good, leaving humans out of control when the electronic brain makes a bad choice? Boeing […]
San Diego flight school turns 20
San Diego Flight Training International (SDFTI) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since launching, SDFTI has achieved several accomplishments from being the first to provide an AST 300 simulator in San Diego County in 1989 to becoming the first flight school in the USA to be IMAGE qualified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in […]
Centurion Inspection Guidelines released
The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) has released “Cessna 210 Centurion Inspection Guidelines” to help Cessna 210 owners and their mechanics better inspect their aircraft. According to CPA officials, the impetus for the guideliens came from a discussion CPA Executive Director John Frank had with an NTSB investigator after a crash. Frank asked if the cracks […]
FlightSafety debuts international procedures training
FlightSafety International has introduced an online International Procedures Recurrent course. This self-paced course uses a variety of flight scenarios to help prepare for international flights and the associated regulatory requirements. The three flight scenarios include: Teterboro, N.J., to Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen to Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Beijing, China, to Teterboro. “FlightSafety’s customers will benefit from our […]
AvConnect launches iPhone app
AvConnect has released an iPhone application, AvConnect Mobile–Pilot & Aircraft Management, which gives owners/pilots the ability to update and track every logbook, flight and maintenance record from anywhere. Pilots now have the ability to update any flight or maintenance detail from their hangar or even from the air,” said Erik Murrey, CEO. “Any new information […]
Pink headsets debut
Powder Puff Pilot has introduced a line of pink aviation headsets. Sue Hughes, owner of the company, which specializes in products targeted to women pilots, partnered with an aviation headset manufacturer for a line of FAA-approved headsets with earcups that are bubble-gum pink instead of the usual olive, gray, or black. “I’m not so naive […]
Blackhawk unveils upgrade for Cheyenne
Blackhawk Modifications has received FAA approval for another XP engine upgrade option for Cheyenne I operators. The new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) allows for installation of the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 engines on the Cheyenne I series in place of the stock PT6A-11. The -28 engines, capable of 620 shp, are flat rated to 500 […]