The 28th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, held March 2-4 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort In Lake Buena Vista, Florida, accomplished its goals to connect, engage and inspire, according to officials. “The accomplishments and the sophistication of our speakers this year was impressive. This year’s conference reflected the cutting edge of innovation and a passion for aviation,” […]
Badass pilot buys own fighter jet
While preparing stories for the upcoming SUN ‘n FUN Today — the daily newspaper of the fly-in put together by General Aviation News — we reached out to several airshow performers, including Art Nalls, who will fly his Harrier during the airshow. He sent me a link to this video put together by AARP which […]
Senators oppose privatizing ATC
Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) and Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), as well as Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), recently sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation opposing privatizing the […]
Life-saving oxygen from Pocket Smoke Hood
Resisting temperatures of up to 450°C (932°) and filtering out toxic air and heavy smoke for up to 20 minutes is why the Pocket Smoke Hood was created. “Have you ever felt smoke filling your lungs as you try to stabilize flight that requires an emergency landing?” asks Jim Chandler, owner of CoolTraveStuff. “Now you […]
Loss of control on climb out brings down CH-750
The pilot reported that during initial climb out in the CH-750, just after becoming airborne, he inputted a higher than normal angle of attack and subsequently the plane stalled and rolled to the left. He was unable to recover and the airplane struck vegetation and hit the ground near Palmdale, California. Substantial damage was sustained to the […]
Then and now…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this picture, with a brief note: “Then and now. My, how things have changed.”
Short Field Takeoff Foibles
The Right Way It was a beautiful summer day and my wife, my son, and I were going to enjoy it to the fullest. We were flying to Madeline Island (4R5) in La Pointe, Wisconsin, for the day. The field length at our home airport is 3,099 feet which, according to my POH, is well within […]
EAA Chapter 534 takes a Master Class on how to build airplanes
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 members recently visited Jim Kimball Enterprises at Tangerine Airport (FL97) in Zellwood, Florida. The EAA members, who are based at Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida, were shown three projects that the folks at Jim Kimball Enterprises are working on by Kevin Kimball, president of the company. The first one was the kit […]
FATPNW goes premium
Flights Above The Pacific Northwest (FATPNW) got its start in 2012 on Facebook as a way to share pictures, videos and stories about flying around the Pacific Northwest. Five years and 6,000 members later, FATPNW founder Brice Van Baren has introduced a premium-level FATPNW membership. For $99 per year, premium members will enjoy benefits at […]