Hollister is a quiet little agricultural town in Northern California that is probably best known for motorcycle rallies — being the inspiration for the 1953 Brando film “The Wild One.” Hollister is also getting known for its fly-in, one of the few in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This year marked the seventh year for this event. […]
ICON Aircraft opens Tampa Flight Center
ICON Aircraft, maker of the ICON A5 Light Sport Aircraft, has officially opened its ICON Flight Center (IFC) at Tampa’s Peter O. Knight Airport. IFC Tampa joins ICON’s existing IFC in Northern California and will serve as an East Coast hub where A5 deposit holders and the general public can complete flight training and rent […]
SkyDisplay showcased at NBAA
MYGOFLIGHT demonstrated its SKYDISPLAY HUD-LCD180, its first in a series of Head-Up Display (HUD) units equipped with ZeroTouch SmartHUD technology, during last week’s NBAA 2016. The HUD is expected to be available for release some time in 2017. “Two years ago we built and demonstrated that a small form factor HUD could be developed and operate […]
Avflight completes restorations at five FBOs
Avflight Corporation updated five of its FBOs this year with the help of Avfuel Atmospheres, a division of Avfuel Corporation that assists FBOs with interior design considerations. Those FBOs receiving an upgrade this year included Avflight Gunnison (KGUC), Akron-Canton (KCAK), Columbus (KGTR), Traverse City (KTVC) and Harrisburg (KMDT). Avflight Gunnison received a new paint and […]
UAS introduces UAS flightevolution at NBAA
An all-in-one trip planning and weather solution, UAS flightevolution from UAS international Trip Support, formally launched at this week’s National Business Aviation Association convention. Created for pilots and dispatchers, it enables advanced global flight planning, weather checking, aircraft performance calculation, and in-flight situational awareness, according to company officials. UAS flightevolution, built with Mobile-First Infrastructure, allows pilots and dispatchers to plan, […]
GMSTEK launches X-1FBO System
GMSTEK has launched the X-1FBO System, a cloud-based, mobile and desktop-enabled management and payment processing system focused on FBOs and designed for all of general aviation. X-1FBO is an integrated system designed for the needs of all members of each FBO’s team from the C-suite to the line, according to company officials. As information is created, it […]
Pan Am Academy, Airline Ground Schools offer FAA Dispatcher Certification
Pan Am International Flight Academy, in alliance with Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools (AGS), is now offering FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certification training to Pan Am students, while Pan Am is providing simulator and other training to Airline Ground Schools. Airline Ground Schools was established in 1967 and boasts nearly 55,000 graduates. Its global campus is […]
Instructional cross-country flight ends fatally
The student pilot had planned the instructional cross-country flight from his home base airport to another airport about 100 miles away with an intermediate stop to practice landings. However, just before departure, the flight instructor changed the destination to a different airport that was located further away and in mountainous terrain. However he did not […]
Picture of the day: New hangar for an antique airplane
Frequent photo contributor Mike Kincaid sent in this photo with a brief note: “With the final inspection for a seven-unit hangar complex at the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho airport approved, new hangar owners were given the green light to move their planes in. The first was this beautiful, although a bit dusty from years of […]