Bill Pixley submitted the following photo of West Chester County Airport (KHPN) in White Plains, N.Y., noting: “Taken with an iPhone8 on June 22, 2018, on departure from JFK en-route to PIT at 4:15 p.m. Altitude was 4,422′.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via […]
GA SPARK hopes to be the spark that’ll ignite the industry
San Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) opened in 2012 with one airplane and some experience at other flight schools and flying clubs. Six years later, membership is roughly 400 and they boast 26 aircraft in the fleet at San Carlos Airport (KSQL). SCFC’s owner Dan Dyer readily admits their location near California’s Silicon Valley affords them […]
New FAA rule cuts costs of training and proficiency
The FAA published a final rule June 27, 2018, that allows broader use of technology to reduce the cost of flight training and maintaining proficiency without compromising safety. According to officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, these regulatory changes are expected to save the general aviation community more than $110 million in the […]
Sierra Hotel Aero rolls out ball type fuel valve for Cessna 140
SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Sierra Hotel Aero has received a Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) certificate for the Cessna 140A replacement fuel valve. Along with prior approvals for earlier models, Sierra Hotel Aero can now replace all Cessna 120/140 OEM valves with these modern ball type valves, company officials note. The valve can be replaced […]
Trio of hearing-protection products now available for aviation from Etymotic
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Exposure to noise from loud aircraft and machinery often results in hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Founded in 1983, Etymotic Research products have long been used by musicians to protect hearing. A trio of Etymotic products are now available for those in the aviation industry. EARPLUGS: Etymotic’s […]
New book on MiG-29 released
Schiffer Publishing has released “The MiG-29: Russia’s Legendary Air Superiority, and Multirole Fighter, 1977 to the Present” by Andy Gröning. The 224-page book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29, the Soviet response to the new generation of air-superiority fighter aircraft fielded by NATO, such as the American F-15 and F-16. […]
Airplane noses over trying to avoid deer on runway
Following a day visual meteorological condition flight, during the landing roll, two deer jumped onto the runway at the airport in Climax, N.C. The pilot swerved the Cessna 120 to the right off of the runway, avoiding both deer. During the runway excursion, the right main landing gear became caught in tall grass and the […]
Picture of the Day: Taking off from the Minam River Lodge
Bob Bement submitted the following photo and note: “We were taking off from the Minam River Lodge and flying to Joseph, Oregon. We were helping the new owner clean some junk that had accumulated in 50 years. I am piloting my 1959 Cessna 182 from the 2,000′ strip at the lodge. My friend, Carol Skerjanec, […]
Eche la Culpa
Presidential TFRs are complicated. These flight restrictions are temporary and, often, the boundaries keep moving. Furthermore, they can occur without warning anytime a president decides to travel. They are kind of like pop-up summer thunderstorms. They’re avoidable, but a pilot sometimes has to use every available resource to avoid them. A search of NASA’s Aviation Safety […]