A recent post by Charles Atkeison on AvGeekry.com, lists 10 popular aviation apps used by pilots. Some might surprise you, while others will seem quite familiar. Take a look at the list, then let us know: Did he get it right? What apps are your favorites? What apps were missing from the list?
NavMonster relaunches
CEDAR PARK, Texas — NavMonster, a free web-based application offering flight planning, weather, and airport airspace resources, has relaunched its website, along with a new, free app in the Apple store. “As one of the early online general aviation weather and flight planning services, the NavMonster team is excited to restore this free service that lets pilots […]
New book for Aviation Maintenance Technicians
New from ASA is Practical Electricity for Aviation Maintenance Technicians. The new book is based on the original text by Dale Crane, and edited by Dennis W. Wilt. Illustrated throughout, each chapter concludes with review questions for classroom and self-study use. ASA officials note that it is an ideal textbook for high school STEM and Magnet programs, […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Ag Cat
The pilot departed on a local agricultural application flight in a Grumman G-164 Ag Cat with what he believed was sufficient fuel on board for two hours of flight. He stated that he based this assumption solely on viewing the fuel quantity gauge and did not insert a stick in the fuel tank to check the fuel amount […]
Dad’s co-pilot
Austin Anderson sent us this photo with a simple message: “My Co-Pilot.”
The other call of the wild
When I’m in my own home town, which is a good portion of the time, I walk a lot. It’s an old habit, one I adopted as a public school student. My assigned school bus stop was two miles from my parent’s house. The bus stop was on a hard road, but our home sat […]
Wanted: College kids to volunteer at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — For the third year in a row, the Collegiate Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which is July 24-30, 2017, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Collegiate Volunteer Program is accepting applications through July 7. College-age aviation enthusiasts and students from all over […]
CAP cadets receive private pilot scholarships
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Five Civil Air Patrol cadets will get the opportunity to learn to fly this summer at Delaware State University, thanks to private pilot scholarships awarded by CAP’s National Advanced Flight Academy program. The NAFA program was created in 2016 as a priority of National Commander Maj. Gen. Joe Vazquez, […]
Winners of AOPA high school flight training scholarships named
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has revealed the names of the 23 students who earned scholarships through the 2017 AOPA You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship Program. The $115,000 scholarship program, which is made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation, is part of the AOPA High School Aviation […]