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 […]
Clay Lacy awards 22 scholarships
LOS ANGELES — Clay Lacy Aviation has awarded scholarships totaling $10,200 to 22 students in the Aircraft Mechanic Program at Van Nuys Airport operated by the L.A. Unified School District’s North Valley Occupational Center. The FAA-approved curriculum prepares students for the licensing examination in General Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics. This is the second-year Clay Lacy […]
New book on Twin Cessnas released
Schiffer Publishing has released “Twin Cessna: The Cessna 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins.” The Cessna 310 broke new ground in general aviation when it appeared in 1953. It remained in production for nearly 30 years and nearly 6,000 were built. This book, by Ron Smith, a British aeronautical engineer, author, photographer, and historian, reviews the type’s origins, […]