Duncan Aviation recently released an update to its “Straight Talk About WAAS” ebook, which gives aircraft owners a closer look at the Wide Area Augmentation System for use in the United States for IFR approaches. This upgrade to GPS satellite navigation is a critical step in the FAA’s NextGen plans. Duncan Aviation experts compiled information to […]
New seat position bad decision for Thorp pilot
Before the flight in the experimental Thorp T-18, the pilot unbolted and rebolted the pilot’s seat from its middle position to the forward position. He did not check to see if the flight control stick movement would be restricted in this new configuration. During the takeoff roll, the plane would not rotate when he moved the […]
Formation flight honors veterans
Karyn King sent in this photo — which will also be featured in our Dec. 22 print issue — of two T-34s and a T-6 flying in formation as a Veterans Day tribute. The formation flight took off from the Mentor West Fly-In out of Camarillo, Calif.
Did the EPA just signal the end of mogas?
By DEAN BILLING. Reading Ben Visser’s blog, More questions about ethanol, reminded me that December is the month the EPA is supposed to set the ethanol quotas for the next year. For the first time in several years, the EPA has published the quotas in accordance with the schedule set in the law EISA 2007. The EPA Final […]
Video: Bucks County from the air
A reader alerted us to this new video posted to YouTube of a biplane tour of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Cessna 172 donated to A Different Point of View
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — FBO ACI Jet has donated a Cessna 172 to A Different Point of View’s (ADPOV) Aviation Career Program. ADPOV is Santa Barbara-based non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to “engage, inspire and transform youth using flight lessons as a launching pad.” Using a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-based approach, ADPOV offers youth programs […]
FBO hosts holiday toy drive
FORT WORTH, Texas – More than 200 toys and 75 bicycles were collected at the fourth annual holiday luncheon and toy drive hosted by American Aero FTW at Meacham International Airport. The event benefits the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. American Aero FTW employees, airport tenants, and clients, as well as area […]
ICARUS enters beta testing
Flight students from Purdue and Ohio State will be the first pilots to train with the ICARUS device, which uses “Smart Glass” technology to electronically switch the user’s lens between opaque and clear. This allows instructors to prepare students for the challenge of flight in instrument flying conditions in a way previously unavailable, according to […]
Tuskegee Airman traveling exhibit hits milestone
RED WING, Minn. — The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, recently wrapped up its annual cross country tour of the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit, participating in 36 events in 16 states over 10 months. This marks five years since the traveling exhibit was launched to share the history and […]