This year, LadiesLoveTaildraggers will offer five scholarships to help pilots increase their tailwheel skills. Three scholarships are for women pilots wanting to earn tailwheel endorsements, while the other two are for women tailwheel pilots for a Stick & Rudder Master Class and a STOL workshop. Details and links to each scholarship application form are available online. Deadline […]
The Walsh Group names Haag National Director of Aviation
The Walsh Group has named Thomas Haag National Director of Aviation. The Walsh Group is an aviation contractor, having delivered projects at the country’s largest airports, including Chicago O’Hare, Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. The firm is also a member of the design-build joint venture redeveloping LaGuardia Airport in New York. Thomas will lead the Walsh Aviation […]
Ice brings down RV-6
The pilot had purchased the RV-6A the day before, and was returning to his home airport when he elected to stop at an intermediate airport in Pikeville, Kentucky, for fuel. After crossing the runway threshold, he reduced engine power and entered the landing flare. He felt the airplane “balloon up slightly, then stall and drop around […]
G1000 NXi added to Textron Aviation piston line
WICHITA, Kansas – Textron Aviation has introduced the next generation Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to its piston product line, including the Cessna Skyhawk 172, Cessna Skylane 182, Cessna Turbo Stationair HD T206, Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and the Beechcraft Baron G58. The new avionics system has received FAA certification in these aircraft, Textron Aviation officials noted. Deliveries are […]
Sporty’s 2017 Learn to Fly Course now available
Sporty’s 2017 Learn to Fly Course is packed with more than five hours of new HD video and animations to show realistic in-flight maneuvers, plus added benefits offered for the first time, according to Sporty’s officials. Enhanced segments cover topics like engine operating techniques, weather theory, thunderstorm development, max performance takeoff and landings, and the […]
VFR into IMC fatal for pilot
The commercial pilot was in the process of purchasing a block of flight time with the intent of building time toward an additional rating. According to the operator, she did not complete the mandatory checkout. However, she possessed the keys to the Cessna 152 since she had flown the previous day with an instructor, but he […]
A good day’s work
Steve Nelson sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Larry Qualls, from L&L Aviation, doing some work on a customer’s P-64 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitian Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colo.”
Sonex B, now available in red!
Pardon a little fun in the title. I recalled the line long ago attributed to Henry Ford, “You can have any color Model T you want, as long as it’s black.” Sonex Aircraft had so regularly brought bright yellow airplanes to airshows, folks could be excused for thinking that was the only color available. Of […]
Why does an aircraft loan take longer than a car loan?
Many pilots wonder why a car loan can be approved in as little as 20 minutes, but it can take days — or even longer — to get approved for a loan to buy an airplane. A new post from Adam Meredith, president of AOPA Aviation Finance Co., explains why, noting that the underwriting process […]