NavWorx has ceased operations after the FAA determined that a GPS module in the ADS600-B did not meet requirements. “The ADS600-B Gen 2.0 product utilizes a GPS module from a third-party vendor,” officials said on the NavWorx site. “Although the vendor represented their GPS module met 14 CFR 91.227, the FAA recently determined the GPS […]
Companies team to match prospective aircraft owners
Pentastar Aviation and Partners in Aviation (PIA) have teamed up to match prospective aircraft owners together. Through the program, managed by Pentastar Aviation regionally, PIA will match two prospective owners with low to medium usage requirements, based in a common geographical area, for joint ownership, and cost sharing of a new or late-model aircraft. The […]
Cessna 150 ends up on Florida golf course after cylinder fails
The commercial pilot was conducting a personal flight in the Cessna 150M. He reported that, several minutes after takeoff and while en route to his destination airport, the engine began to run roughly and lose power. He attempted to restore power without success. He then maneuvered the plane for a forced landing on the fairway […]
Somewhere under the rainbow
Brian Neidhardt sent us these two photos from the 2017 International Seaplane Fly-In held Sept. 7-10 in Greenville, Maine. If you’d like to see more of Brian’s photos from the fly-in, click here. You won’t be disappointed! Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this […]
Asleep at the yoke
Falling asleep while flying is something I’ve never done. I remember reading about a flight crew who did, overflying their Hawaiian island destination. I wondered what those two pilots felt in that moment when they both suddenly awoke with land and the airport well behind them. I can only imagine the gut-wrenching feeling they must […]
Judge reverses order to stop SMO runway shortening
Pilots who fly into Southern California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) will soon need to prepare for runway closures and construction, as a District Court judge denied a preliminary injunction and dissolved a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the city’s planned runway shortening project. The City of Santa Monica has been authorized to reduce […]
Flight training experience award winners named
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s You Can Fly program has revealed the 2017 Flight Training Experience Award winners. Earning top honors as the National Best Flight School is SkyTrek Alaska Flight Training in Anchorage, Alaska. National Best Flight Instructor winner is Zoan Harclerode from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Regional winners also were honored for providing a […]
HangarSwap fixes search functionality
When HangarSwap launched its new site version in June, an unforeseen and unwelcome issue popped up. Anyone using the search bar looking for parts found few or none available. A user had to add a + symbol between search works for the search functionality to work properly. For example, “cessna+door” worked, but “cessna door” did not. […]
Leading Edge Aviation acquires Butler Aircraft Services
BEND, Oregon — Leading Edge Aviation, the parent company of Leading Edge Jet Center, has acquired Butler Aircraft Services in Redmond, Oregon. Leading Edge Jet Center, an FBO at Roberts Field Airport (KRDM), provides fueling, aircraft detailing, hangar storage, maintenance, de-icing, avionics and more, to private aircraft all the way up to commercial airlines. The […]