The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is now accepting application for three scholarship programs offering more than $130,000. Application deadline is May 2, 2018, for the scholarship programs, all funded by donations to the AOPA Foundation. The AOPA You Can Fly High School Scholarship program, in its third year, will award 20 scholarships of […]
Bondhus introduces Screw Grab
Bondhus has introduced Screw Grab, which helps technicians remove stripped screws. Tests have shown a single dab of Screw Grab improves the grip between metal surfaces by as much as 800%, according to company officials. “This is especially helpful when removing fasteners with damaged heads,” company officials note. Screw Grab also works to help sloppy […]
Training flight ends before it begins
The flight instructor and student pilot were parked at the airport in San Diego with the Cessna 172’s engine running when the plane began to move forward and to the right. The instructor said that upon noticing the forward movement, he applied the brakes. He reported that the right rudder/brake pedal was positioned further forward […]
Picture of the day: At ease
Humberto Vivanco submitted this photograph for Picture of the Day, with a short note: “T-6 at ease. I did a photoshoot for a friend and this is one of the final images.” Would you to like have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via the form below today’s picture […]
A veteran pilot’s favorite aircraft
Longtime pilot Ken Haenlein’s favorite flights are at the controls of his 1941 Boeing Stearman over the pine-covered North Carolina Sandhill region. But his professional flying has always taken him a lot farther from home. Haenlein is owner and chief pilot of Time Saver Aviation, a Part 135 on-demand flying operation headquartered at Moore County […]
Air Scan cuts the sound of silence
I’m fortunate. I work from home and I enjoy that benefit. If there’s a downside, it would be the noise or lack thereof. It can be energizing to have the subtle din of fellow workers sending emails, making calls, thinking out loud. You know…working. As I sit in my shop, by myself, too often I’ve […]
Cessna cabin doorpost bulkhead cracks lead to proposed airworthiness directive
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for an airworthiness directive (AD) for some Cessna 172, 182, 206, 207, and 210 models was prompted by a report of cracks found in the lower area of the forward cabin doorpost bulkhead. The NPRM was published to the Federal Register Feb. 1, 2018. The proposed AD would require repetitively […]
Take a virtual tour of the EAA Aviation Museum
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 […]