EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Sport Pilot Academy, which immerses people in a three-week course that concludes with earning a sport pilot certificate, returns in 2017 with three sessions throughout the year. The all-inclusive course at EAA headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, features dedicated aircraft and instructors focused on successful completion […]
MODAERO expand with addition of air show
MODAERO is expanding its event with the addition of an airshow. The MODAERO Festival and Air Show will take place June 2-4, 2017, at the Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (KCXO). The event began in 2016 as a fly-in targeting Millennials. Last year’s event featured aviation exhibits and a career fair with more than 60 exhibitors […]
Construction begins on new hangars at KAFW
FORT WORTH, Texas — Alliance Aviation Services, an FBO at Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) is building two new hangars that will total 72,150 square feet for corporate and general aviation users. “Demand for space at Fort Worth Alliance Airport is at a premium because the North Texas market has performed much stronger than the slow national […]
Drone Advisory Committee builds consensus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) held its second meeting Jan. 31 in Reno, Nevada, according to FAA officials. The DAC is an RTCA Federal Advisory Committee comprised of executives who represent unmanned aircraft manufacturers and operators, traditional aviation groups, labor organizations, radio and navigation equipment manufacturers, airport operators, state and local government […]
Jammed rudder contributes to crash
The pilot had recently purchased the Zodiac CH-650, an experimental amateur-built airplane. He was flying with a flight instructor to gain flight experience in the airplane. He reported he made a normal left hand pattern and approach to the runway at the airport in Greeley, Colorado. During the flare, he attempted to maneuver the airplane to […]
Back seat bear
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent in this photo, taken at the Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In in Texas of Orville, a passenger in the back seat of this Van’s Aircraft RV-8.
The difficulty in determining rich and lean ratings
I recently received a question on octane ratings similar to the questions I typically receive. The reader wanted to know what the rich and lean rating would be for 100, 110, 112, 114 and 118 octane racing gasolines. And what would be the R+M/2 of 80/87, 100/130, 100LL, and 115/145 avgas? The problem here is that […]
Trump TFRs paralyze Florida flight operations
A report on AVWeb notes that airport operators and flight schools in the Palm Beach, Florida, area are bracing for long-term economic loss and disruption due to the presidential TFR covering President Trump’s visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort. “For the third weekend in a row, the presidential TFR covering Trump’s visit has shut down busy […]
New expedition to search for Earhart’s plane launches
The Eustace Earhart Discovery Expedition launched Feb. 18 from Honolulu and expects to be at sea between 30 and 45 days in its search for the final resting place of Amelia Earhart’s aircraft. The group of ocean explorers, led by stratospheric explorer Alan Eustace, intend to search a wide area of the Pacific Ocean floor, which they […]