By TOM HOFFMANN, Managing Editor, FAA Safety Briefing Your aircraft’s registration number or approved call sign is critical to the integrity of the ADS-B Out system, defining who you are in the National Airspace System (NAS). But what happens when your ADS-B name is different from your given name?A large number of operational inconsistencies with ADS-B […]
Lightspeed Aviation works to create new pilots
Lightspeed Aviation efforts to expand the pilot community continue in 2018. The company announced a handful of programs at SUN ‘n FUN. The first program targets past Lightspeed Aviation Foundation recipients to incentivize scholarship participation. Qualifying organizations that offer a minimum of $5,000 and above scholarships will receive Lightspeed Zulu 3 headsets to serve pilots […]
Airforms wins STC approval for 208 airstair step
Airforms has been awarded FAA STC approval for the passenger airstair door on both the Cessna 208 and Cessna 208B models. The step is approved to replace any one of the three Cessna steps in the passenger airstair door on both the C208 and C208B models. It is a direct replacement for Cessna P/Ns 2617076-1, 2617076-10 […]
An Aviator’s Field Guide series launches
ASA is now shipping the first two books in a new series titled An Aviator’s Field Guide by Jason Blair. The guides provide helpful information for flying different types of aircraft, as well as in various environments, according to ASA officials. Blair offers self-study guidance with the expertise and experience of an instructor and designated pilot […]
Gusty winds bring bad end to skydiving flight
The pilot was landing the de Havilland DHC 6 Twin Otter in gusty crosswind conditions following a parachute jump flight, reporting that the gusty conditions had persisted for the previous 10 skydiving flights that day. During the landing roll, when the nose wheel touched down at the airport in Fentress, Texas, the airplane became “unstable” […]
Picture of the Day: Float like a butterfly
Frederick A. Johnsen, who is General Aviation News’ Of Wings & Things columnist, is also working on the staff of SUN ‘n FUN Today, the daily newspaper of the fly-in. He submitted this photograph for Picture of the Day of a Waco on floats flying by the show grounds. Would you like to have your […]
Transition to the Sky
One of the many educational events hosted by SUN ‘n FUN during the year is a new program called Transition to the Sky. Designed to introduce flying to travelers with special needs, Transition to the Sky allows people to experience the process and the procedures of commercial air travel. The step-by-step practice and explanation of […]
Alaska aircraft registration proposal withdrawn
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is withdrawing – for the time being – a controversial aircraft registration plan. Alaska Airmen Association leadership and membership feedback were key to stopping the proposal as originally proposed. But in a message to members, officials with the association note: “This does not mean that the registration […]
Aerobatics and ADS-B
By DAVE HUGHES, FAA As of Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B-Out will be required in most controlled airspace — and that includes pilots who are practicing aerobatics, performing in an airshow, or competing in an event such as this week’s SUN ’n FUN. This requirement is no different from the current requirement to use an operating transponder […]