Bondhus Corporation, through its German marketing partner FELO, has introduced a line of pliers and cutters. These German-made hand tools have super hard gripping and cutting surfaces and cushioning hand grips, according to Bondhus officials.
Pilot commits suicide by plane
Witnesses reported seeing the Cessna 172 flying in an easterly direction at a very low altitude before striking the northwest corner of an office building in Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane’s wreckage continued traveling east while descending into an adjacent office building and subsequently struck an electrical transformer. A postcrash fire consumed the airplane wreckage. The […]
Picture of the day: Greeting the sun
Nathan Alexander of Melrose, Iowa, sent in this photo, with a brief note: “1965 M20C before a XC flight, early in the morning at sunrise.”
‘Medicine has been my life, but flying is my passion’
I believe there are multiple paths in life. Whether the topic is spiritual, technical, flying, driving or any other matters not. There are multiple ways to accomplish nearly anything. When it comes to flying, the paths to aviation and within aviation are myriad. Victor Vogel was a medical school professor for 25 years and did […]
Customs & Border Protection hires UND student pilots
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has launched a program to recruit students exclusively from the University of North Dakota (UND) for careers as airborne law enforcement officers. Under the program, sophomore and junior students learn the foundation of federal law enforcement while continuing their studies at UND. AMO’s mission […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2018
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has revealed the four individuals who have been elected for its 2018 Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony. Executive Board Member Dr. Kathy Hughes and Executive Director Amy Spowart revealed the names before an audience of nearly 300 attendees at the fall awards dinner of the National Aeronautic Association in […]
Museum raffle to fund Lockheed 12A restoration
The Spirit of Flight Museum in Erie, Colorado, was recently given a fully restored 1957 Ford Thunderbird, which the museum plans to raffle off to raise funds to restore its Lockheed 12A project. “We are incredibly grateful that a 1957 Thunderbird was gifted to the museum,” said Gordon Page, president of the Spirit of Flight […]
Bring your racing dreams to life
Google and Red Bull Air Race have launched a virtual reality flight experience powered by real-time data. Now available on Google’s Daydream VR platform, the Red Bull Air Race LIVE VR lets viewers get closer than ever before to the high-speed air racing action of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship — both live […]
Latest edition of Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide released
The ninth edition of the Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes has been updated to reflect the Airman Certification Standards. New questions and references have been added throughout and a new appendix includes Advisory Circular (AC) 120-12, Private Carriage vs. Common Carriage of Persons or Property, according to ASA officials. Using a […]