For general aviation pilots there is no more compelling challenge than that presented by currency. We’re talking about currency in both its common forms — cash and recent flight time. At least that’s the impression one could get from reading the email and notes readers send my way. These topics are inextricably linked for those […]
SUN ‘n FUN’s 50th pilot gets his wings
LAKELAND, Florida — SUN ‘n FUN and the Aerospace Center for Excellence report that the James C. Ray Scholarship program recently created its 50th teenage private pilot, Matt Atkins. Matt will graduate from Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) in June 2017 and plans to continue his quest for a career in aviation. Since beginning the scholarship […]
Biggest year yet for FlightSimCon
FlightSimCon 2016 welcomed 520 attendees, along with 24 exhibitors, 30 sponsors, and 24 speakers, to the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., at Bradley International Airport on June 11-12. The biggest year yet for the annual flight simulation and aviation conference, FlightSimCon attracted a mix of pilots and aviation enthusiasts from more than 40 […]
MAC Jets opens for business
PORTLAND, Maine — MAC Air Group of Maine Aviation Corporation joined the Avfuel Network as it opened its new FBO — MAC Jets — on June 28, adding full FBO services to its 57-year resume in aviation.The new 43,000-square-foot MAC Jets FBO is the only operation on the south side of Portland International Jetport (KPWM), company officials […]
Hartzell introduces new generation alternator for Continental engines
Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) has introduced the ES-6024D, a new-generation 24V/60A direct-drive alternator created for six-cylinder Continental engines. “This new unit is based on the highly reliable, field proven 100A ES-10024 and our extensive certification testing has demonstrated a marked increase in efficiency and performance compared to the legacy Continental Crittenden unit it replaces,” President Mike Disbrow […]
MagBuddy mounting system debuts
VALENCIA, Calif. – Naztech has introduced the MagBuddy Collection, an magnetic mounting system for hands-free mobile device use in your plane or car. The MagBuddy Collection features a slim, cradle-free design and a high-powered magnet to mount devices where they can be most useful and easy to see. Placing any mobile device near the magnetic surface locks […]
Airman Certification Standards shipping now
The new Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for Private Pilot (Airplane) and Instrument Rating (Airplane) are shipping now, ASA officials report. The ACS will help applicants develop an understanding of how knowledge, risk management, and skill elements work together for safe performance of each required task they may be asked to perform during a checkride. For instructors, […]
Ostentatious display proves fatal for two
The pilot was providing airplane rides to family and friends who had assembled at a dry lakebed near El Mirage, Calif., in his American Aviation AA-1A. He completed two uneventful flights and then departed for a third flight from the lakebed. According to witnesses, he had planned to perform a low pass over the group, […]
Picture of the day: Flying times two
Megan Vande Voort, who frequently contributes photos to General Aviation News, recently sent in this photo, showing a powered paraglider piloted by Sid Pinney flying over a Meyers OTW on the ramp at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) in Iowa.