PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — History will come to life through a new monthly series presented by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing at the wing’s headquarters near Atlanta. The public is invited to join the Saturday discussions by a variety of aviators dedicated to preserving the memory of U.S. aviation history. The series begins March […]
Flyers Restaurant and Brewhouse opens at Skagit Regional Airport
BURLINGTON, Wash. — Flyers Restaurant and Brewhouse has opened a new location on the flight line at Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS). The restaurant, which is located on Port of Skagit property in the building formerly operated as the Kitty Hawk Cafe, is approximately 3,600 square feet and can seat more than 120 people. Renovations for the […]
Leading Edge Aviation adds inflight oxygen training to program
BEND, Ore. — Leading Edge Aviation has added Introduction to Inflight Oxygen training to its airplane training program. Open to single and multi-engine commercial students, the program gives experience flying above FAR oxygen limited altitudes, training up to 16,000 feet. “Many pilots choose to fly at higher altitudes in order to take advantage of lower fuel flows, and […]
Hartzell Engine Technologies completes purchase of C&D Associates
Hartzell Engine Technologies has finalized the purchase of C&D Associates, which manufactures a line of branded aircraft cabin combustion heaters, as well as FAA-approved PMA parts for Janitrol and South Wind cabin heaters. “We are very happy to welcome the C&D line of products to the Hartzell Engine Technologies cabin heater family,” Mike Disbrow, president of […]
Find what you’re looking for with Aircraft Spruce Product Wizards
AircraftSpruce.com offers Product Wizards to help you find the items you are looking for. For example, selecting the category “transponders” will then prompt a series of questions pertaining to the style, price, and preferred manufacturer you are looking for. Product Wizards are available for audio panels, PLBs, kits and plans, handheld radios, headsets, and more.
Taylorcraft crashes into snowbank
The pilot reported that he was departing to the north from a snow-covered grass runway in Hartford, Wis., in a ski-equipped tailwheel Taylorcraft BC12-D. A plowed asphalt runway intersected the snow-covered runway, and snowbanks were located on the north and south side of the plowed runway. During takeoff, the plane hit the snowbank on the […]
Picture of the day: A high-flying Symphony
Aviation Photojournalist Greg Davis sent in these photos from a recent photo shoot with Cheryl Phillips of Queenstown, Maryland, in her Symphony in-flight over Delaware and Maryland on Nov. 15, 2015. The aircraft, serial #7, is being flown by owner Phillips and James Meadows (safety pilot). The first photo is over the famous Chesapeake Bay Bridge, he […]
Tip: Ask the WHY questions
Scott Brackett of Kingman, Ariz., advises other pilots to get to know your IA or the best mechanic on the field. “Ask the WHY questions,” he says. “If there are engineers who fly at your airport, ask them WHY questions.”
One pilot’s Alaska trip prep plan
This is part one in a series of stories about flying to Alaska. Read about Bill’s Flying to Alaska, Flying the Alaska Highway and Return from Fairbanks. Recently a friend asked me to help him prepare for a flying trip to Alaska. I said I would, using notes taken from my own 3,500-mile journey in a Cessna 172 from […]