Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, kicked off the College Admission season with a special delivery to eight Romeoville High School students. One of the university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems program drone delivered college admissions acceptance letters Nov. 13 to the students at their high school. “Being the first delivery of this kind in the nation demonstrates […]
Balloon aeronaut wins aviation weather quiz
Ed Chapman knows a thing or two about weather. When Paxton Calvanese, the developer of weather app Wx24Pilot, produced an online weather quiz for aviators, he anticipated that flight students, flight instructors and professional pilots would participate. But Calvanese was pleased to learn that the winner is not only a fixed-wing pilot in the Minnesota […]
90 years and counting…
PHOENIX, Arizona – Third generation family owned businesses are not very common these days, much less one that has been in business and prospered for 90 years. Cutter Aviation is one such business. William P. Cutter started the company in 1928 when he flew into Albuquerque as a traveling barnstormer, met a girl and knew […]
Equipment failure leads to gear-up landing
The pilot reported that during the takeoff initial climb, after the landing gear was retracted, the landing gear’s hydraulic pump electric motor continued to run, even though the landing gear appeared to be fully retracted, as viewed in the landing gear mirror. He then attempted to extend the landing gear normally, but the landing gear […]
Pictures of the Day: A great way to watch an air show
Capt.W.J (Bill)Brady sent in this series of photos, which feature the PBY5A C-FNJE. He says: “I am the captain On the aircraft, which is owned by the Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society. We had flown the aircraft to the air show in Fort St John in British Columbia July 21-22, 2017.” “The first picture is my […]
What’s going on with the left prop on my Piper Mojave?
Q: I just bought a Piper Mojave. It has 1,200 hours on both engines. Pre-buy, including oil analysis, was good. During a maiden flight, the left prop feathered on prop check. We checked the dome pressure, it was low. We topped it to 41 psi. Took off for an hour flight. Landed and left prop […]
Airplane shipments up, but billings down so far this year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest numbers from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show that airplane shipments increased by 1.7% through the third quarter of 2017, but billings declined 2.8%. The news was better for rotorcraft, which saw a 7.7% increase in shipments through the third quarter, with an 8.8% jump in billings. Airplane billings totaled $13.2 […]
NBAA files final brief over SMO closing
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has filed its final brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the legality of the settlement agreement reached earlier this year between the FAA and the city of Santa Monica, California, over the future of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO.) The Nov. […]
On this day in history: The first helicopter flight
On Nov. 13, 1907, French engineer and bicycle maker Paul Cornu made history by becoming the first man to fly in a rotary wing aircraft. The primitive helicopter — a twin-rotor craft powered by a 24-horsepower engine — only lifted Cornu about 1.5 meters off the ground, holding him there for 20 seconds at Coquainvilliers, […]