SAN ANTONIO – The Civil Air Patrol’s Texas Wing began flying aerial imagery missions Aug. 30, 2017, for the state of Texas and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the coastal areas initially ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. During the ongoing missions, CAP aircrews will fly over Corpus Christi, North Padre Island, Mustang Island, Rockport, Aransas […]
Lone Star Flight Museum postpones grand opening due to Harvey
HOUSTON — The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field will postpone both its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, and grand opening celebration on Saturday, Sept. 2. “Due to weather impacts from Hurricane Harvey and current rescue and recovery efforts, we will postpone our ribbon cutting and grand opening until a more appropriate […]
Personalize your seat belts
Aircraft seat belts typically don’t get much consideration when it comes to adding style and presentation to your interior. The folks at Aircraft Belts are out to change that perception. A sister company to Twin Commander Aircraft, Aircraft Belts is now offering replacement restraint systems that feature custom-engraved lift lever lids featuring your aircraft’s head-on […]
Loss of control on landing damages C180
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180 reported that he chose to land on the runway in Ione, Oregon, with an upslope and with a tailwind. During the landing roll, the airplane was left of the runway centerline and the pilot added right rudder to get back to the middle of the runway. The airplane […]
Celebrating the eclipse at KCPR
Bill Warga sent us these photos of the party at Casper–Natrona County International Airport (KCPR) in Wyoming during the Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse. “The ground crew told us more than 270 planes came in,” he reports.
Full circle in just 29 years
Twenty-nine years ago last month, my mom, dad, sister and I loaded all my belongings into our 1973 Beechcraft Baron and flew me to Grand Forks, N.D., to move me into McVey Hall at the University of North Dakota. Fast forward 29 years and the roles had reversed. My wife and I drove to the […]
Pilots and planes needed to rescue animals from Harvey
In the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Harvey, PilotsNPaws, a non-profit organization that uses volunteer general aviation pilots and planes to transport rescued animals, has put out a call for larger airplanes to help rescue animals caught in the hurricane and flooding. “Our small planes just cannot get in and out and fly in […]
Tracking the boost in business thanks to the eclipse
ARGUS International recently released its TRAQPak Solar Eclipse Business Aviation Flight Activity graphic, which analyzes data for the Aug. 21, 2017, solar eclipse and compares it against all other 2017 Mondays through Aug. 21. It shows the top five airports, the top five aircraft and more. While skewed towards business aviation, it includes data for […]
Wings Over Dallas returns in October
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Dallas World War II Airshow takes off Oct. 6-8, 2017, at Dallas Executive Airport (DEA). The inaugural event in 2016 attracted more than 19,000 visitors from 32 states, according to a CAF official. Plans for this year’s show include a 75th anniversary commemoration of the Doolittle Raid. A […]