Would you like to visit the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but can’t fit it into your schedule? Now, you can take a virtual tour of the museum, using your phone or desktop computer. With photos courtesy of Lyle Jansma from AeroCapture Images, you can tour the museum, including close up photos of the cockpits […]
Droneport Texas hosts 2018 Winterfest Drone Fly-In
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Did you know a drone operator in Texas who takes a photo of a person, without that person’s consent, and posts that photo to social media is subject to a significant financial penalty? The law, regulations, licensing, as well as basic do’s and don’ts when flying a drone, will all be […]
Piper ditched in ocean after unexplained power loss
The private pilot was flying over the ocean and just off the coast of Miami when an air traffic controller asked him to descend to 500′. He reduced power and applied carburetor heat until he reached the assigned altitude. He then attempted to increase engine power and level off, however, even with the throttle full […]
Pictures (and video) of the day: Yak formation flight
Piergiorgio Goldoni sent in these photos, explaining: “Took off from Aviosuperfice of Sassuolo in Italy with our Yak 52. We headed to the G. Paolucci Airport of Pavullo where, after lunch, we performed a flight in tandem with a Yak 50 above the mountain.” “What to say,” he adds. “A wonderful day.” A video of […]
A dose of FAA revenue reality
I was recently poking around the FAA website when I came across the Airport and Airway Trust Fund Fact Sheet for fiscal year 2016. It was like re-reading a section of the FARs after too many years. The trust fund was created in 1970 to fund aviation programs with aviation-related excise taxes on passengers, cargo, […]
Thousands of little-known airfields online
A website, Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields, we recently discovered, features Paul Freeman’s collection of history, charts and photos of airfields in the United Stated that are little known and no longer exist. The collection includes all 50 states and lists 2,260 airports. “As a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned […]
Drone Pilot Code released
As a way to address safety concerns arising from the widespread use of small unmanned aircraft, the Aviators Code Initiative and the University Aviation Association have released a code for drone pilots aimed at advancing safety, airmanship, and professionalism. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilots Code (UASPC) provides a set of principles and practices to help […]
Signature buys self-service fuel facility at KSBA
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Signature Flight Support has purchased the only self-service 100LL facility at the Santa Barbara Airport (KSBA). The facility, expected to be available to customers in the coming weeks, will offer general aviation pilots the option to refuel their own aircraft. Self-service customers receive complimentary parking on Signature’s transient ramp for the […]
Avidyne taps Duncan Aviation as repair center
Avidyne has extended its repair service agreement with Duncan Aviation, designating Duncan as the exclusive worldwide provider of repair services for Avidyne’s MHD300 MHD (Multi-Hazard Display), EX600 MFD (Multi-Function Display), and ATD150 ½-3-ATI Traffic Display. Since 2010, Duncan Aviation has provided similar exclusive repair and support services for Avidyne’s legacy display products, including the 5-RR […]