Applications are now being taken for AeroInnovate, an eight-week virtual business accelerator for early stage aviation and aerospace startup companies. For the first seven weeks, five companies meet virtually with the AeroInnovate team to refine their pitches, develop executive summaries, connect with mentors and accelerate their business. For the eighth week of the accelerator, companies […]
University adds Ascend 172 to fleet
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University Aviation has acquired an Ascend 172 from Suburban Aviation for use in its pilot education program. The Ascend 172 is a remanufactured Cessna Skyhawk that has been updated to “nearly new” status with state-of-the-art avionics, new paint, interior and components by Yingling Aviation of Wichita, according to Yingling officials. EMU […]
Free Safety Training Program launches
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has launched its Supplemental Safety Training Program, which enables the association to rapidly respond to urgent industry safety issues. The first course, developed for FBOs, addresses the risk of jet fuel contamination with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). This program, available free to all aviation businesses, provides background information on […]
ILS approach in night IMC overwhelms Piper pilot
The commercial pilot and his wife departed on a visual flight rules cross-country flight to their home airport. About 46 nautical miles from the destination airport, the pilot requested an instrument flight rules clearance and was subsequently cleared for an instrument landing system (ILS) approach at the destination airport. GPS data indicated that the Piper […]
Picture of the day: Beating the storm
Richard Mayes sent in this photo, explaining: “An Aviat Husky lands at Madras Municipal Airport (S33) in Oregon, just ahead of an approaching thunderstorm.” Would you like to see your picture as Picture of the Day? Submit it using the form below Richard’s picture or send it to [email protected].
Bad weather doesn’t dampen Mooney Lunch Group visit to KLEE
Mooney pilots gathered for the fourth consecutive year at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 hangar at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida on Jan. 13, 2018. The EAA chapter hosted the Mooney Lunch Group in its hangar on a rather cloudy and cool day for Floridians, which limited the number of Mooney airplanes […]
Production begins on advanced XL-2
Discovery Aviation has started production of its new advanced XL-2 with a three aircraft order from a current XL-2 operator in Seoul, Korea. The company’s business plan calls for production to ramp up in 2018, with full production expected to be achieved later in the year, according to company officials. The new XL-2 will feature […]
Development of autonomous air tanker begins
The arsenal of airborne tactics available to firefighters and first responders may soon grow as Thrush Aircraft has formed an alliance with unmanned aerial vehicle and systems manufacturer Drone America to begin development of the world’s first autonomous air tanker. The new tanker is expected to blend Thrush’s airframe and airborne delivery system expertise with […]
KSDL taxiway construction project takes off Jan. 22
A project to upgrade Taxiway A at Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) in Arizona takes off Jan. 22, 2018, requiring some night-time runway closures. According to officials with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the taxiway will be upgraded from A1 to A10 over the course of five phases. The project is expected to run through Aug. […]