Donations are being sought for the new Military History Center of the Carolinas museum (MHCC) at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in Greenville, S.C. Donations will exhibited in the museum or sold to help finance the museum, which is now under construction. “I have quite a few items from when I served in the military during […]
Failure to use checklist ends badly
The pilot stated that prior to entering the traffic pattern at the airport in The Dalles, Oregon, he did not visually verify or confirm that the landing gear positioning lights indicated that the gear was extended and locked. After turning onto the base leg he deployed full flaps and conducted a memorized pre-landing checklist, however […]
Flying over San Francisco
Mike Citro recently sent in these photos, snapped during a flight from Buchanan Field Airport (KCCR) in Concord, California, to Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) in Half Moon Bay, California, which included flying by San Francisco.
Vickers Wave gears up for 2017
Pilots not closely following Light-Sport aviation can be excused for thinking only one LSA seaplane is available. Established LSA companies like Progressive Aerodyne and its Searey or Scoda‘s Super Petrel or Airmax’s SeaMax or any number of aircraft to which floats have been fitted may be somewhat baffled by the outsized attention Icon Aircraft‘s long-delayed A5 […]
Series of FAA Reauthorization hearings set
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Aviation will begin a series of hearings the week of Feb. 13 as part of its preparations for developing the next FAA reauthorization bill. The subcommittee’s first hearing of the year will examine the current state of civil aviation manufacturing in the United States, including the economic, regulatory, and general […]
Beyond Line-of-Sight UAS Detect-and-Avoid flight testing wraps up
OKLAHOMA CITY – Vigilant Aerospace has completed beyond line-of-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The tests demonstrated the system’s ability to provide beyond line-of-sight flight safety for both small and mid-sized unmanned aircraft to help comply with FAA […]
General Aviation Appreciation Month in Arkansas
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has declared February 2017 “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Arkansas, general aviation airports support an economic value of more than $494 million annually. “General aviation is a critical tool that supports Arkansas farms, businesses, and communities,” said Selena Shilad, executive director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “We thank Governor […]
Love of jet engines inspires design of new GE Aviation plant
EVENDALE, Ohio — At GE Aviation’s world headquarters, a new power building is turning heads: The front façade replicates a jet engine looking to the sky. The top of the building’s rotunda features a front fan nose cone with blades around it just like a jet engine. The front windows resemble the sides of a […]
RocketRoute Fuel App now available on iPhone
Air BP’s RocketRoute Fuel App is now available on iPhone. Launched in October 2016, the RocketRoute Fuel App offers all general aviation pilots a new way of buying fuel direct from Air BP, regardless of whether they are a customer or not. It provides online access to a global network of aviation fuel locations, convenient payment methods […]