The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) has launched an aggressive initiative to improve the ethical standards for pre-owned aircraft transactions following its spring board meeting. “Clearly, thousands of unregulated aircraft brokers create havoc for buyers and sellers of aircraft,” said NARA Chairman Brian Proctor. With nominal entry barriers, no standardization for transactions and a fragmented […]
Sarina Houston awarded Martha King scholarship
Sarina Houston of Pittsboro, North Carolina, was awarded the third Martha King Scholarship for Women Flight Instructors during the annual Women in Aviation International Conference. This scholarship consists of $5,000 toward flight training and free, lifetime access to all King Schools courses, including FIRCs for life. The value is over $18,000. In her words from […]
Fuel exhaustion leads to student’s forced landing
The solo student pilot reported that while on a cross-country flight the Cessna 150’s engine started to “sputter” and then stopped. During the forced landing near Albuquerque, N.M., the plane hit a ravine, sustaining substantial damage to the engine mount. The airplane recovery specialist reported that he drained about two gallons of fuel from the fuel […]
Pictures of the Day: Grumpy and the DC-3
Frequent contributor Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, snapped these photos when the Historic Flight Foundation visited Ryan Field in Tucson, Arizona, of the B-25 Grumpy and the DC-3. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture […]
A new seaplane ambassador
Progressive Aerodyne of Tavares, Florida, has donated a Searey Adventure amphibian to the Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA), which will be used for the next year to promote water flying. “SPA is extremely thankful to Progressive Aerodyne for providing this exciting opportunity and partnership to expand our public presence with this great example of an affordable […]
Pilots get a weather wake-up call
By David Hughes, FAA writer To help general aviation pilots understand how easy it is to misinterpret weather information displayed in the cockpit, FAA researchers developed a simulation that demonstrates some of the most dangerous pitfalls. At the 2018 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida, many pilots who flew the NextGen Weather […]
New pilot: Country music star’s son earns his ticket
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee —Murfreesboro Aviation reports that Tom Tippin, son of country music legend Aaron Tippin, has passed his checkride and is now a licensed private pilot. Tom’s father Aaron, earned his Certified Flight Instructor certificate from Murfreesboro Aviation in 2014. Since that time Aaron has taught both of his sons to fly — Ted in […]
100 Years of Airmail celebrated with flight
May 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the first U.S. government airmail flight. To honor that milestone, a collection of classic airmail planes from 1931 will fly the original Contract Air Mail Route 8 (C.A.M. 8) from San Diego to Seattle. The flight is scheduled for Sunday, May 13-Friday, May 18. Aircraft on the flight […]
Oceano Airport adds AWOS
Good things come to those who wait. At least that’s how the saying goes. Seven years after they started, California’s Oceano Airport (L52) in San Luis Obispo has an operating Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS). “The system is currently in test mode,” notes airport evangelist Mitch Latting. “But data is available on 118.375 and 805-489-1305.”