WICHITA — The FAA has deemed the B-29 known as Doc airworthy by officially presenting the restoration crew with an FAA airworthiness certificate. The airworthiness certificate is the most notable milestone yet for the team working to restore the historic B-29. It also came three days before the 16th anniversary of Doc arriving in Wichita on May 23, 2000, […]
AOPA launches flight training poll
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched its annual Flight Training Poll. The Poll will run through Aug. 22, 2016. Outstanding flight schools and instructors will be recognized through AOPA’s Flight Training Excellence Awards. “From a budding student pilot preparing for their first solo to the commercial pilot brushing up on VFR flight rules, we’re all […]
WingX Pro7 wins Appy award
Hilton Software has won MediaPost’s Appy Award 2016 in the Mapping/Location-Based category for WingX Pro7 for iOS. The winners and finalists included market leaders such as Lufthansa, Coca-Cola, Reuters, CBS, Home Depot, United Healthcare, Best Western, and Heineken. The evaluation was conducted by a panel of judges represented by M&C Saatchi Mobile, Tribal DDB, Deustch, OgylvieOne, […]
Airport association designates scholarship winner
NOVATO Calif. — The Gnoss Field Community Association (GFCA) has selected Poh Maga, a rising senior at San Marin High School, as its Freedom of Flight summer intern and flying scholarship winner. Poh, 17, will be working with Scanlon Aviation in a variety of roles, exposing him to many different aspects of a modern flight school, […]
Frasca sim to be used in Georgia Tech research study
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has contracted with FRASCA International, for a FRASCA Mentor Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). The AATD, which will be configured as a Cessna 172, will be used by the School of Psychology’s Decision Processes Laboratory (DPL) led by Dr. Rick Thomas. It will be used as an experimental platform to […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Mooney
The pilot departed on the 40-mile flight with an unknown quantity of fuel onboard the Mooney M20, but he estimated that it had about 10 gallons more than he thought was needed for the flight. While maneuvering to land at the airport in Georgetown, Del., he increased the engine power twice, but it did not […]
Pictures of the day: Somewhere over the rainbow
Hardath Laloo sent in these photos, noting: “Pilots are always looking for a Pot O’ Gold.”
Flying a Helio Courier
Four years ago John and Jan Sessions were looking for a plane with short field capability. John was in the process of bulldozing a flat 700-foot-long spot on top of a hill in the Texas backcountry and needed a plane that could take off and land in that space. He chose a Helio Courier, one […]
Tips to ground an aircraft while refueling
I am not sure this is necessary and am looking for examples of static electricity accidents with plastic containers. I have not found any problems, but will continue to look. If any of our readers know of any problems, please let me know.