WASHINGTON, D.C. — New from the U.S. Postal Service is the Love Skywriting Forever stamp. “The Postal Service issued its first Love stamp in 1973, and over the years, these stamps have dressed up billions of birthday greetings, wedding invitations, birth announcements, and, of course, Valentine’s Day cards and letters,” said U.S. Postal Service Chief […]
First Migratory Bird Fly-In slated at 9I0
For pilots looking for something different, the city of Havana, Illinois, and the Recreational Aviation Foundation have come up with the first-ever Migratory Bird Fly-in and Photo Shoot. Slated for March 11, 2017, the fly-in will allow pilots to get up close to hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, according to officials. According to RAF officials, […]
Helicopter accidents decrease
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. helicopter accident rate, as well as the fatal helicopter accident rate, have fallen for the third consecutive year, according to FAA data. The overall accident rate fell to 3.19 accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2016 compared with 3.67 accidents in 2015. The fatal accident rate fell slightly to 0.51 accidents per […]
Video: Record your flight audio to a GoPro
The folks at FunPlacesToFly.com just posted this video, which details how to record your flight audio to a GoPro Hero 3, 3+ and 4 Camera using the NFlightCam Audio and Power Cable.
Donations sought for new military museum
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 […]