The Civil Air Patrol’s National Radar Analysis and National Cell Phone Forensics teams combined efforts Jan. 30 to lead searchers in south central Alaska to a crashed Cessna 180 and the three people aboard. The three were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew flying along the track provided by the radar analysis team, Lt. […]
Airfoil app upgraded
Airfoil, a new app for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, has launched version 1.3.0 with a portfolio of new features and functionality. Airfoil members can now access airport weather through the new “1-Tap METAR” bar on the Discussions tab and navigate to the Airport page for the full weather preview and a click-through to ForeFlight to […]
STC awarded for new prop for Cessna Supervan
MT-Propeller has received a new FAA STC for the 5-bladed QFJ Propeller MTV-27 on the Honeywell-powered Cessna 208 Supervan. The MTV-27 propeller, called the Quiet Fan Jet Propeller, takes skydiving enthusiasts up in the air with a lot of new features, according to MT-Propeller officials. MT-Propeller President Gerd Muehlbauer noted that, due to the best damping characteristics of the […]
Extreme turbulence bends B300
The pilot reported that while in a descent from 16,000 feet, at 1,500 feet per minute, slowing from 190 knots indicated airspeed to 160 knots, the Raytheon Aircraft Co. B300 encountered extreme turbulence. He reported one hard jolt up/down, followed by about 15 seconds of light turbulence, then one final hard jolt similar to the first. […]
Boneyard by night
Airailimages‘ Frederick A. Johnsen recently sent a link to a video he worked on. “We received silent video capturing beautiful and ghostly night time-lapse imagery at the huge aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base made by Andrew Breese of Airman Magazine,” he explained. “The detail is overwhelming as the constellation Orion rises in the […]
Dollars and Sense: An airport’s economic impact
By MATT THOMASON “If you’ve seen one airport, you’ve seen one airport.” The simple premise of this popular expression is that each airport is one-of-a-kind, matchless, unique. Airports can vary by size, shape, geography, airspace, and many other things. Public perceptions of airports can also vary depending on the individual’s point of view. To some, […]
Video: Millenium Phenom
Those who saw our Picture of the Day from Smitty Smith of FunPlacestoFly.com of the Millennium Falcon on a jet will recognize that same jet in this video, photographed, produced and edited by Todd Comeau. It gives an up-close look at the incredible paint job on the Millennium Phenom.
Sport Air Racing League prepares for takeoff
Entries are now open for the early events of the 2017 season of the Sport Air Racing League. The league has offered open course cross-country air racing since 2007. All pilots and all fixed-wing propeller driven aircraft are eligible to participate. “Yes, any pilot can be an air racer,” organizers said. “The Sport Air Racing League offers […]
SUN ‘n FUN Seabird Splash-In slated
The SUN ’n FUN 2017 Seabird Splash-In is set for April 1-2, 2017, at Tavares Seaplane Base (FA1) in Tavares, Florida. The weekend will include contests on the water and transit to the SUN ’n FUN Expo campus for the 43rd annual SUN ’n FUN International Fly- In & Expo on Monday, April 3. The airshow’s official opening […]