The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will host the third annual High School Aviation STEM Symposium, in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6 and 7, 2017. The symposium will feature learning and breakout sessions that focus on inspiring young people, career opportunities in aviation and aerospace, and delivering aviation STEM education. Participants will hear from fellow […]
Cherokees added to STC for affordable Pro Pilot autopilot
The FAA has approved the application by the STC Group to add Piper Cherokee PA-28 aircraft to the list of certificated aircraft eligible for installation of the digital, two-axis “Pro Pilot” autopilot. The Oct. 20, 2017, approval adds these popular Pipers to the complete line of Cessna 172s, 175s and 182s approved in connection with […]
Icing Upset Training Course debuts
MOJAVE, Calif. — Just introduced is Flight Research‘s Icing Recognition and Recovery Training Course. Aircraft icing has been deadly to hundreds of pilots unable to identify in-flight icing conditions until it was too late, according to Flight Research officials. The new course will teach pilots how to recognize early onset icing and its impact on […]
Student loses control on landing roll
The student pilot reported that during the landing roll at the airport in Perry, N.Y., he heard something fall in the back seat. He looked back and when he looked forward again the Piper PA 28-140 had veered to the right. He attempted to correct with the rudder, but reported that he “overcorrected” to the […]
Scenes from the Copperstate Fly-In
Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com was at the 2017 Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 27-28 at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, and sent us these photos taken during the show:
One Snazzy Super Ace
Whoa! What’s that sporty little airplane flying by? It looks like it’s flying right off the cover of the April 1935 issue of Popular Aviation! Truth be known, it’s one of O.G. “Ace” Corben’s homebuilt designs, and detailed factory drawings for this monoplane were published in sequential issues of Popular Aviation that year. The Corben […]
2017 may be GA’s safest year yet
At the recent FAA General Aviation (GA) Summit, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told participants that 2017 will be “our safest year yet.” During the summit, which included representatives from six GA associations, Huerta praised the general aviation industry for helping to make safety improvements in general aviation. “We first started this group to address the […]
Video: AOPA Fly-In Tampa
Jason McLemore posted this video taken at the last Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In of 2017 at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa. Enjoy!
Prepare for Presidential flight restrictions in South Florida
As winter approaches, pilots flying to Southeast Florida are encourage to review and comply with all NOTAMs regarding the Presidential TFRs that will be active while President Donald Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach home. These POTUS TFRs, which impact the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and the surrounding area, will be active only […]