The winners of the annual photo contest sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation have been revealed. Since 2004, thousands of photo entries have captured aviation activities associated with Iowa. This year the results include 90 award-winning photos. As the popularity of video continues to grow, a video category was also added […]
A mysterious engine at Reno
I had my suspicions about this, but I sought outside counsel from a good friend who has attended Reno for many years. Considered the best spark plug analyst, he shares his tremendous knowledge with the race teams.
AOPA sets 2017 fly-ins
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Fly-Ins for 2017 will be in Camarillo, California (April 28 and 29), followed by Norman, Oklahoma (Sept. 8 and 9), Groton, Connecticut (Oct. 6 and 7), and Tampa, Florida (Oct. 27 and 28). “Thanks to a tremendous response from members, exhibitors, and fly-in attendees to date, AOPA has […]
Colorado aviation license plate one step closer
DENVER — The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) reports it has collected the required number of petition signatures for the state of Colorado to issue a “Special Group” License Plate. As of Dec. 1, 2016, CABA had 3,071 unique signatures, surpassing the required number of 3,000. Designed by artist Chris Glaser, the plate depicts a runway […]
Florida credit union launches We Fly
MARGATE, Florida — We Florida Financial has introduced We Fly, a new aviation program offering loans to its credit union members or to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) members nationwide. According to the AOPA, Florida is home to 21,220 aircraft and 51,671 certified pilots, including 10,917 student pilots. Florida is home to 857 public and private airports. […]
Duncan Aviation opens San Diego avionics location
Duncan Aviation has opened a new San Diego, California, avionics work-away location. With a dispatch office at the McClellan-Palomar Airport, Joe Vittling, Satellite Crew Lead, and Christian Ramirez, Satellite Avionics Technician, will travel to owner’s aircraft and hangars at McClellan-Palomar, as well as other area airports, including San Diego International, Montgomery Field, Brown Field Municipal, Gillespie, Long […]
Garmin introduces VIRB aviation bundle
Garmin has introduced an aviation-specific addition to the VIRB Ultra 30 action camera family, offering several new accessories tailored to capturing high definition footage in-flight. VIRB Ultra 30 is a waterproof action camera with the power to shoot Ultra HD footage at 4K/30fps. The VIRB Ultra 30 contains a suite of new features, including voice control, an […]
Jackson Jet Center expands service
BOISE, Idaho — Jackson Jet Center at Boise Airport has been named an authorized service facility for the Beechcraft King Air 90, 200/250, 300/350 and Cessna Caravan turboprops, as well as the Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza piston aircraft. Jackson Jet Center has been a Cessna authorized single engine piston service facility since 2015.
Fuel starvation brings down experimental plane
The commercial pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in the experimental Fouga CM 170R Magister. While descending to the destination airport, both engines flamed out. The pilot estimated that the airplane should have had about 1.5 hours of fuel remaining when the engine flameouts occurred. He determined that the plane would not be able to glide to the […]