Sporty’s Pilot Shop has teamed up with the Recreational Aviation Foundation on Backcountry Cover Photo Contest. Winning photos will appear on the cover of a Sporty’s Catalog, and the winner gets a $500 Sporty’s Pilot Shop gift card. RAF Ohio Liaison Christine Mortine worked with Sporty’s to create the contest and these simple guidelines: Open […]
BendixKing PFD AeroVue Touch now available for preorder
AeroVue Touch, the latest primary flight display from BendixKing, is now available for preorder with Supplemental Type Certification documents expected to be submitted to the FAA in July 2018. AeroVue Touch is a low-cost display available on 353 aircraft types that offers touchscreen capabilities with the highest screen resolution available in the general aviation segment […]
Mosquito abatement flight ends fatally
The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were conducting a mosquito abatement application flight near Slidell, Louisiana. Although flight controls were installed in both positions, the pilot typically operated the Beech 65. During a night, visual approach to landing at their home airfield, the airplane was on the left base leg and overshot the runway’s […]
Pictures of the Day: Scenes from SUN ‘n FUN 2018
Frequent contributor Arthur Billingsley sent in these three photos, taken during SUN ‘n FUN 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. Enjoy! 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 […]
Ask Paul: What’s the best way to hone the cylinders in my engine?
Q: I pulled cylinders #1 and #2 to replace the base “O” rings due to oil leaks. The engine is a Lycoming O-360 A3B6D with 650 hours and is a factory reman from 1994 due to Chevron Oil fuel contamination. I would like to know if it is acceptable to use a Flex-Hone to deglaze […]
Most memorable aviation records of 2017
As the official record keeper for United States aviation, the National Aeronautic Association tracks dozens of world and national record attempts each year. New U.S. records are certified by NAA and those qualifying as world records are then ratified with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). At the end of each year, under the direction of […]
Sonaca 200 unveiled at Aero Friedrichshafen
Sonaca Aircraft unveiled the Sonaca 200, its new two-seat single-engined aircraft, at Aero Friedrichshafen, the European general aviation show, April 18-21, 2018. The Sonaca 200 has completed its flight test program and is about to be EASA certified in the CS-VLA category, according to company officials. The certification program began in 2015, company officials note. […]
Reducing Loss-of-Control accidents in GA focus of NTSB roundtable
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will host a roundtable Tuesday, April 24, 2018, on preventing in-flight loss of control in general aviation. Open to the public, the event will also be web cast live. The mission is to get a discussion going about possible solutions to prevent loss of control, which has played […]
Video: Reno ‘Gold Races’ to air Saturday
The final of three one-hour episodes of the 2017 Reno Air Races will air on NBC Sports Network on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10:30 p.m. EDT. After a week of heat races, the final Gold Races have been set in six classes of airplanes featuring the best pilots in the world, who will race […]