According to the pilot, he was returning to his home airport after purchasing the Glasair SH-2F. Before returning home, he received a two-hour checkout in the airplane. Upon arrival at the airport in State College, Pa., the weather had deteriorated. Rain made it hard to see and the wind was gusting. The pilot had to […]
Picture of the Day: Just off the grass
Dennis Thate sent in this photo he calls “Just off the grass,” which showcases his Kolb Firestar II. 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 of the Day are also considered for our new Page 4 […]
Pilots lead improvement plan at KGGE
The leadership at Georgetown County Airport (KGGE), the county airfield across the river from historic Georgetown, S.C., is pushing hard this year to make significant progress on a plan to develop the 680-acre facility into the best general aviation airport along the South Carolina coast. A 22-member committee spearheaded by two local pilots is at work […]
Revisions to airmen certification standards take effect June 11
Several revisions to the FAA’s airman certification standards (ACS) will take effect June 11, 2018. The revisions, called “Major Enhancements” by FAA officials, were made to the ACS for Private Pilot-Airplane, Instrument Rating-Airplane, Commercial Pilot-Airplane, and Remote Pilot-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Some of the revisions in Version FAA-S-ACS-6B include: Revised Introduction and appendices to account for […]
Starfighters expands access to F-104 flight training
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Licensed pilots now have direct access to F-104 flight training reservations through an online reservation process. This follows Starfighters Aerospace’s recent authorization from the FAA that opens the skies above NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for pilot training in the legendary supersonic aircraft. An FAA Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) […]
P-51 flight prize in raffle
Stallion 51 is partnering with Mercy Flight Southeast to raffle off a chance to take control of a P-51 Mustang while helping the charity’s worthy mission. Mercy Flight Southeast’s network of more than 700 volunteer pilots provides free air transportation to life-saving medical appointments for people who otherwise could not get there. While pilots donate […]
Air Plains slates open house and fly-in
Air Plains Services, a company that specializes in extreme performance upgrades for a variety of general aviation aircraft, is hosting a regional open house and fly-in on July 13, 2018, at its facility in Wellington, Kansas. The event, open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m, will offer inspections of the company’s signature XP line of […]
Student’s squirrelly landing bends 172
The flight instructor reported that this was her fifth instructional flight with the student and that they were practicing takeoffs and landings in the pattern at the airport in Cornelia, Georgia. She recalled that the previous landing accomplished by the student was “squirrelly.” She reminded the student pilot “how and why not to use the […]
Picture of the Day: Recreating the past
Eric Dumigan sent in this photo he titled “Recreating the past.” On the left is an unidentified woman from the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division posing with a Harvard at a Canadian airfield during World War II, he said. “On June 3, 2018, at Canadian Forces Base Borden, birthplace of Canada’s Air Force, Murray […]