PlaneLogiX has released its Squawk Manager module, which is now included with every PlaneLogiX subscription. Aircraft owners can use the Squawk Manager to keep track of current and previous aircraft issues, as well as a wish list for upcoming projects. When you make a squawk, you can share it with anyone you want, including your mechanic. They […]
T-28 crashes when pilot attempts low-level aerobatics
A witness, who was a friend of the pilot, was at an automobile racing facility near Alton, Va., when he received a text message from the pilot that the airplane would fly over in six minutes. The North American T-28C then performed a low pass over the area, reversed direction, and initiated a barrel roll during the second pass. […]
Pictures of the day: The next generation, Part 2
On Sept. 6, we posted photos from Penny Rafferty Hamilton, the AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer at Granby/Grand County Airport (KGNB) in Granby, Colo., from the recent “Touch An Airplane Meet a Pilot Day” at the airport. Today we received more photos from the event, sent in by Ashley Bobo, director of Grand Kids Child Care.She added a […]
Lancair Evolution vs. Piper M350
One you build, the other you buy. Both have a long lineage. The Evolution is designed atop three-and-a-half decades of Lancair’s homebuilding experience. Piper’s M350 is a direct descendent of the original Malibu of the early 1980s. Both are pressurized. Both are fast. While many pilots prefer the flexibility and customization of a homebuilt, others prefer the […]
Rumors
By DEAN BILLING. There is a classic quote: “Rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.” Although this blog is weeks after Oshkosh, any rumor that I wasn’t in attendance is greatly exaggerated. Granted, I drove from Oregon to Wisconsin, but I did actually attend and I can put a couple of rumors to rest. When I arrived […]
Video: Lifeline Across the Bay marks milestone for university
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site and the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health recently conducted the state’s first civil unmanned aerial delivery of simulated medical cargo. Engineers from UMD flew a Talon 120LE fixed wing aircraft across the Chesapeake Bay with saline solution simulating four vials of Epinephrine […]
FAA moves forward with SoCal airspace modernization
The FAA has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact/ Record of Decision for the Southern California Metroplex project. The decision enables the agency to move forward with the project, which will replace dozens of existing conventional air traffic control procedures with new satellite-based procedures. Prior to making the decision, the FAA conducted environmental reviews […]
CAP wraps up Hermine mission
The Civil Air Patrol’s Florida Wing wrapped up its response to Hurricane Hermine Sept. 7, 2016, and returned to normal operations after 10 days of active alert status. The Florida Wing was put on active alert Aug. 25 due to the threat of tropical weather entering the Florida Strait. After Hermine became a hurricane and made […]
Video: Sonex B-Model takes flight
Sonex Aircraft recently posted a video of the B-Model flight test process in Red One, the company’s Waiex-B prototype. Flown by Joe Norris of Sonex Aircraft, Red One is AeroVee Turbo powered. Company officials say the the flight test process revealed no surprises — “it flies exactly like a Sonex and meets all published B-Model specs.”