Regardless of your preference, both the TBM 930 and the E1000 are true performers and easy on the eyes.
FAA rules SMO must stay open
Aviation International News is reporting that the FAA associate administrator for airports has affirmed an earlier director’s determination that requires the city of Santa Monica, Calif., to keep its airport (SMO) open until 2023. In a final decision and order, the associate administrator responded to the city’s appeal of the Dec. 4, 2015, director’s determination, which […]
ECi Cylinder AD takes effect Sept. 15
AVweb is reporting that the FAA has issued its final rule on the controversial airworthiness directive that will require the replacement of cylinders on 6,200 high-displacement Continental engines. The AD, which takes effect Sept. 15, scraps thousands of aftermarket cylinders made by ECi. According to the AVweb report, the AD caused a storm of protest […]
University teams with HiddenGenius.com to launch technology competitions
Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus has joined with a Kansas-based company to launch three technology competitions that seek ways to improve the safety of flying drones, help pilots pass their color vision test, and aid NASA’s search to find life in the solar system. Kansas State Polytechnic is working with HiddenGenius.com, an online community that […]
Blue Angels Hornet to be on display at Museum of Flight
SEATTLE — The National Naval Aviation Museum has granted The Museum of Flight the permanent loan of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C retired this year from the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Distinguished as “Number 2” in the famous group of flyers, the big blue jet was trucked from Pensacola, Florida, to the museum. The aircraft will be partially disassembled […]
Principato tapped to head NAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Board of Directors of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has approved the nomination of Greg Principato to become the association’s president and CEO. Principato has served in numerous executive positions within the aviation and aerospace industry including president and CEO of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, president and CEO […]
Lancair crashes on dark, moonless night
The instrument-rated pilot and two passengers departed from the remote airport in Ranger, Texas, on a dark, moonless night. Two witnesses reported observing the Lancair LC40 500FG take off from the lighted runway and then turn right. The airplane’s bank angle then slowly increased to about 90°, and it subsequently descended. The airplane hit terrain 0.4 mile from […]
Picture of the day: Patriotic plane
Frequent contributor Bill Walker caught this photo of an experimental SP150 as it literally drops onto the runway at the STOL competition and demonstration at AirVenture 2016.
It’s beyond understanding, I tell ya
Imagine the plight of the first ancient mariner to point toward the horizon and say, “No more hugging the coastline for me, I’m going direct.” I think his name was Harpolos. For the purposes of this column, let’s say it was. The townsfolk must have thought Harpolos was mad. Crazy as a loon. The rational […]