A new report shows that annual revenue from drone-enable services — such as film and media, oil and gas, insurance, public safety and agriculture — will reach $8.7 billion annually by 2025. According to a recent report from Tractica, by the end of the next decade, annual revenue from these services will be more than double […]
EAA puts out call to college students to volunteer at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Experimental Aircraft Association has put out a call to college students alerting them to the opportunity to volunteer at the upcoming AirVenture, slated for July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.Volunteer positions include photographers, videographers, food and event management, grounds and facilities, administrative, customer service, and various […]
Air Traffic Controller hiring, staffing and training focus of Congressional hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing Wednesday to review the FAA’s air traffic controller hiring, staffing, and training plans and related issues. The Department of Transportation Inspector General has recently reported on the challenges the FAA continues to face in ensuring enough […]
Mary Feik flies West
Mary Feik, an aviation engineer, master mechanic, pilot, instructor and aircraft restorer, passed away June 10. A maintenance instructor for the US Army Air Corps, Feik later became the first woman engineer in R&D for the USAF Air Technical Service Command. She was a renowned ambassador for the Civil Air Patrol, the first woman to receive the […]
Latest version of Universal Avionics’s software includes ADS-B failure message
Universal Avionics has released a new software version for the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS)-Flight Management System (FMS) that includes messaging to alert pilots of a failure of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out system. The FAA has made it clear that ADS-B Out failure annunciations in the flight deck are required for Part 23 and Part 25 […]
Strong wind flips 172 while taxiing
The CFI reported he had completed a one hour flight with his student and they landed uneventfully at the airport in Orlando, Florida. After landing, the Cessna 172 had a long taxi to return to the FBO.During the taxi, a thunderstorm moved into the area and the wind increased. The strong wind caused the airplane to weathervane violently in […]
Picture of the day: An interesting phenomenon
Tomas Daniska recently sent in this photo, snapped on his phone after landing at Trencin Airport (LZTN) in Slovakia. “It shows an interesting phenomenon,” he explains. “There are two contrails from two airliners. One is straight as usual and the other, being previously straight as well, has hit a boundary of two air masses and […]
Two in the bush
By JEB BURNSIDE. Flying in remote Alaska is just about the most memorable fun one can have in an airplane. If you’re like me, you’ve often read about bush flying. We all have different definitions of exactly what that is, but most of us can agree it involves VFR flying in basic airplanes to and […]
Able Flight training takes off with new students, more planes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eight people with physical disabilities are getting the chance to fly as part of the Able Flight program at Purdue University. Students in this year’s Able Flight program arrived on campus May 18 and got their first look at the Sky Arrow planes. Since then, the class has taken to the […]