Aviation International News is reporting that the FAA has subpoenaed the city of Santa Monica and issued a notice of investigation into the city’s efforts to evict the two main fuel providers at Santa Monica Airport. “These actions may be causing, and appear intended to cause, impairment of the airport, including but not limited to, a […]
ForeFlight and SiriusXM introduce satellite aviation weather service
ForeFlight and SiriusXM have introduced SiriusXM Aviation weather service on the newest version of ForeFlight Mobile. ForeFlight’s latest release (version 8.1) is now available on the iTunes App Store. Pilots using the ForeFlight app with the SXAR1 portable receiver can now access SiriusXM’s aviation weather service, which will provide them with access to satellite delivered graphical […]
JSfirm partners with University Aviation Association
Aviation job website JSfirm.com, which powers the Job Search page at GeneralAviationNews.com, is now partnering with the University Aviation Association (UAA). Through this partnership, job seekers are now able to view the most recent aviation opportunities directly from UAA’s website. The decision to partner with JSfirm.com was an easy one for Dawn Vinson, UAA’s executive director. “Here at UAA […]
Colleen Barrett to receive Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) reports that Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines, has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Established by NAA in 1948 to honor the memory of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the trophy is awarded annually to a living American for “…significant public service of […]
Used tailwheel assembly fails on Pitts
The pilot/builder of the experimental amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped Pitts S1S had just completed a flight as part of phase one flight testing. He reported an uneventful approach to landing at the airport in Sedona, Ariz., with the main landing gear touching down first. However, as soon as the tailwheel made contact with the runway, the airplane yawed […]
Picture of the day: Cessna 175
Glen Bradley recently sent in this photo of a Cessna 175.
Are you experienced?
It’s been said for many years the private pilot certificate is a license to learn. The underlying intent of the statement holds that with a private pilot certificate we have the freedom to get out and fly, to gain experience, and through that experience we might become better pilots. That was the idea, anyway. In […]
GA accidents continue to decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the latest aviation accident statistics released by the National Transportation Safety Board, Part 91 general-aviation accidents and fatalities continued their downward trend in 2015. And, just as in 2014, there were no fatalities for U.S. airlines. While general aviation flight hours were up in 2015, the total number of accidents […]
AOPA, NBAA seek to intervene in SMO case
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have jointly filed a motion to intervene in a case before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the continuing operation of Santa Monica Municipal Airport in Southern California. The motion filed Sept. 26, 2016, would allow the associations […]