Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted this video, chronicling a flight to Tina’s Pilot Shop in Roanoke, Texas. They say: “Today, we’re visiting Tina’s Pilot Shop, otherwise known as the North Texas Pilot Supply, which is located at Northwest Regional Airport (52F), on the DFW Sectional. “The pilot shop, which has been in business for almost 20 years, […]
General aviation survey underway
The 39th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is now underway. The survey is the FAA’s primary source of information about the size and activity of the general aviation and on-demand Part 135 fleet. According to the FAA, data collected from the survey helps the agency: Anticipate and meet demand for National Airspace System […]
Commercial drone market to reach $12.6 billion by 2025
According to a new report from Tractica, worldwide commercial drone hardware and services revenue will increase from $792 million in 2017 to $12.6 billion by 2025. While the majority of revenue currently comes from hardware sales, the balance will shift in the next few years and, by the end of the forecast period, Tractica anticipates […]
Sporty’s debuts dual USB charger
Modern cockpits are filled with portable avionics, and keeping these devices charged is essential for safe operations. That’s why Sporty’s is the Flight Gear Dual USB Charger. Two USB ports provide up to 4.8 amps (2.4 amps each), giving plenty of power to an iPad and a Stratus at the same time — no more searching for […]
Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro published
Gold Seal CFII Bob Littlefield has released his latest book, “Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro.” The book examines how advancing technology is changing aviation, and gives pilots the tools and knowledge they need to fly safely in this new environment, according to Littlefield. The book explains these changes in plain English, from the pilot’s perspective, and […]
Student’s landing goes awry
The student pilot reported that the high-wing airplane in which she had received her initial flight training had been sold, and she had transitioned to the low-wing Diamond DA-20. She stated that she acquired 5.9 hours of flight training in the low-wing airplane before she was authorized to solo in that airplane. During the accident […]
Between KJVL and KDVN
Spence Gray sent us this photo, taken between Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL) in Janesville, Wisconsin, and Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) in Iowa.
Control is an illusion, except when it’s not
I find it fascinating to watch people attempt to control what is often beyond control. If only a non-profit, non-government entity was in control of air traffic, the ills of airline travel would magically disappear. Or so Congress — and the airlines – would like us to believe. As if… According to the Bureau of Transportation […]
House, Senate introduce competing FAA bills
Transportation committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate introduced two competing bills a day apart to reauthorize the FAA. The House bill includes a plan to spin off ATC to a non-profit corporation controlled by the aviation industry, while the Senate bill does not. Not surprising, GA’s alphabet groups have come out in […]