This year’s Air Rally, sponsored by Hayward Air Rally, is set for a June 24 departure. Celebrating its 52nd anniversary in 2016, the rally will depart from Hayward, California, (KHWD) to a new destination: Reno Nevada Stead Airport (KRTS).The Hayward Air Rally gives aviators a chance to test their flight planning, navigational skills, pilotage skills, […]
LiveATC.net signs on as sponsor for Air Race Classic
The Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, reports that LiveATC.net, a website that streams air-traffic communications from all over the world, will present live broadcasts of racers at the start and end of the race, as well as all flyby locations for the next three years. LiveATC.net will put listeners in the cockpit of the […]
MT-Propeller gets STC for Pipers
MT-Propeller has received an FAA STC for the next generation four-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-14-B/195-30b on the Piper PA-46-350P and PA-46R-350T. MT-Propeller President Gerd Muehlbauer says the installation features the following advantages: Shorter takeoff distance by approximately 5% (SL, ISA conditions;) Enhanced climb and cruise performance by approximately 5% to 10% (SL, ISA conditions); and Enhanced cruise performance by […]
Garmin unveils all-in-one ADS-B transponder
Garmin has introduced the GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one ADS-B transponders, which include Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B Out with options for built-in WAAS, as well as dual-link ADS-B In. The GTX 345/335 integrate on a wide variety of current and legacy Garmin displays, including select G1000 Integrated Flight Decks, according to company officials. The GTX […]
First flight after annual ends in crash
The flight was the first flight in the Cessna P210N since its annual inspection, which occurred about six weeks before the accident. The pilot conducted a thorough preflight inspection and run-up. Before takeoff, he added full power with the brakes applied, and, after noting no abnormal engine or instrument indications, he took off. When the […]
Picture of the day: Over the rainbow
Mary Latimer, the force behind GirlsInflight.org, sent in this photo, taken in Grand Junction, Colorado, from the ramp at West Star Aviation.
Tip: Keep training consistent
Dan Vandermeer submits this “simple tip to help keep flight training consistent: I advise student pilots to routinely schedule three lessons ahead. The most common reasons training sessions are cancelled are: The student or CFI has a last minute schedule conflict; The weather is not good; The aircraft has a mechanical/avionics problem. Just a few […]
Confessions of an unapologetic cheapskate
This column is for the optimists — those rare individuals who read the same tea leaves as everyone else, but see an entirely different future. They see potential. They recognize opportunities. Yet they are the very same folks who squeeze a dollar until it squeals, resist opening their wallets unless it’s absolutely necessary, and keep their […]
Video: Want to go bar hopping?
Backcountry Pilot‘s Zane Jacobsen readily admits the inspiration for his latest 1 Minute Film: “In the grip of the wet El Nino winter, dredging up nearly 3-year-old footage from a warmer season can help the seasonal-affective disorder. How about a gaggle of CubCrafters Carbon Cubs playing on some river bars that are currently under several feet […]