Guardian Mobility has teamed with TrueNorth Avionics to deliver GMI’s newest all-in-one tracking, two-way text and voice communications product, the G6. The G6 system can be installed as a standalone device or integrated with GMI’s Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) product, the G7. New features include touchscreen display, Android and iOS apps for dialing and messaging […]
Loss of control fatal for five
About three months before the accident, the pilot received about nine hours of flight instruction, including completion of an instrument proficiency check, in the Socata TBM 700. The accident flight was a cross-country flight operated under instrument flight rules (IFR). Radar track data depicted the flight proceeding on a west-southwest course at 15,800 feet mean […]
Picture of the day: A steep takeoff
Patrick Romano, the force behind Backcountry Aviation, sent in this photo of a Maule M7 departing a sandbar on the Canadian River. See more of Patrick’s photos in the March 10 print issue of General Aviation News.
Whiplash in Salem
True cooperation is the key. On May 1, 2015, the FAA posted a notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) in the Federal Register to expand Class D and E airspace around Salem, Oregon’s McNary Field (KSLE). The summary of the NRPM states, “After a biennial review, the FAA found it necessary to amend the airspace […]
Lakeland mayor declares ‘Aerospace Center for Excellence Day’
LAKELAND, Florida — Mayor Howard Wiggs addressed 250 guests at the third annual Mayor’s Breakfast, declaring March 8 as Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) Day. The breakfast was held in the Florida Air Museum on the SUN ‘n FUN campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) with tables and chairs placed under and between static aircraft on display. […]
Bob Hoover statue to be unveiled April 2
The Aviation Foundation of America will unveil a life-size statue of beloved aviation legend R.A. “Bob” Hoover at a reception at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday, April 2. “So many people love and admire Bob Hoover and the moment seems right for all of us to join together […]
Blogger lists five favorite airports
Lydia Wiff, a blogger at GlobalAir.com, just released a post listing her five favorite airports. Check it out here, then let us know what your favorite airport is in the comments below.
National GA Awards presented
Every year for more than 50 years, the General Aviation Awards program and the FAA have recognized aviation professionals for their contributions to general aviation in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance/avionics, and safety. Recipients of the 2016 National General Aviation Awards are: Robert James Hepp of Fairfax Station, Virginia: Certificated Flight Instructor of the […]
Western Museum of Flight Celebrity Series: Jill Rutan Hoffman
At Zamperini Field (KTOA) in Torrance, Calif., this Saturday, March 19, the Western Museum of Flight Celebrity Series features Jill Rutan Hoffman, an author and educator and a member of one of aviation’s most illustrious families. Using the tools and experiences gained while growing up with her celebrated aviator father, Dick Rutan, and engineer uncle, Burt […]