XTI has selected the Honeywell HTS900 to power the TriFan 600 prototype. The powerplant determination takes the vertical takeoff and landing business aircraft a stage nearer to its certification in 2023, according to company officials. The company that is designing the aircraft, which combines the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with the speed of a plane, is […]
Reliefband helps prevent nausea from airsickness
Have a family member or friend who would love to go flying with you, but gets motion sickness? Relief might be available through the new Reliefband, wearable technology that treats motion sickness and nausea. Reliefband’s patented technology uses accurately programmed pulses with highly-specific waveform, frequency, and intensity parameters to stimulate the median nerve on the […]
Sporty’s releases upgrades to Flight Gear bags
Sporty’s Gear Mods make it possible for pilots to customize a Flight Gear bag. Gear Mods are pocket and pouch accessories so that every pilot can modify the bag to fit their particular mission. Gear Mods include an iPad case, sunglasses holder, and a headset pouch. “Gear Mods can be moved from bag to bag,” […]
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Guide released
New from ASA is the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Guide, which covers typical sUAS designs (including multirotor, fixed-wing, and hybrid), major elements and equipment, related technology, common uses, and safety practices. It also provides guidance and resources to help readers make well-informed decisions regarding the purchase and use of a drone and how to determine a path […]
Crosswind contributes to ground loop
The pilot reported that immediately after touchdown at the airport in Carson City, California, he felt a very strong crosswind from the left that kicked the Cessna 185’s tail to the right. He then added full right rudder and full power in an attempt to go around, however, the torque and P-factor, combined with the wind […]
Start ‘er up
Lukas Pritchard sent in this photo with a quick note: “M20F Mooney start-up.”
Battle over SMO may not be over
The editorial board of the Daily Breeze, the local news source for Los Angeles County’s South Bay region, questions whether the “contentious, decades-long battle over operations at the Santa Monica Airport” is actually over, even with the FAA caving to the city’s demands to close the airport in 2028. “Many questions remain concerning the airport, […]
Able Flight scholarship recipients revealed
Able Flight has awarded nine flight training scholarships to aspiring pilots from across the country. This year’s class will train at Able Flight’s programs at Purdue University and Ohio State University, and includes an Army captain wounded in combat, five people who use wheelchairs due to paralysis caused by injuries, a young woman with diabetes, and […]
Emergency Inflight Support Program launches
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has launched NATA-Med powered by AirDocs, a program that offers inflight assistance 24/7. The program — resourced by actual flight surgeons — was created by Harvey Watt & Company (HWC), in conjunction with former NASA/Space Shuttle Recovery Team Senior and Chief Flight Surgeons, and US Space Command/USAFR Senior Flight […]