American traveler and pilot Brian Ogilvie rented a Cessna 172M while on vacation in the Philippines in November 2010. On this occasion he invited his companion on a flight, taking off from Clark Airfield in Papanga, Philippines. Upon landimg they took this picture to commemorate the wonderful visit and trip. Brian and Evelyn married two years […]
Wanted: Pilot Tips on … Flight Training
What flight training tools do you use (online courses/videos, sim time, DVDs, etc.)? What advice would you give someone who hasn’t started their training yet to help them keep down the costs and improve the quality of their training? How do you stay current? What training/currency tools are most effective and why? If you are a […]
Welcome to Cuba!
By AMELIA REIHELD. “Welcome to Cuba!” With those warm words, my first Cuban contact, a thoroughly competent Havana Approach controller, vectored me for the ILS at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. He handed me off with, “Contact tower 118.1, have a good stay.” Meanwhile, airliners were holding in the clag offshore as five American single-engine […]
How can I fly to Cuba?
By AMELIA REIHELD. A recent trip to Cuba revealed that, unsurprisingly, it’s not as easy as it looks, nor as easy as it might someday become. (See story on that trip here). Here are a baker’s dozen suggestions, compiled through conversations with our exceedingly competent guides, Anthony Perea of Miami, and Galin Hernandez, of St. […]
Cuba prepares to welcome GA flights
By AMELIA REIHELD. During our visit to Havana, we were invited to meet the man whose signature graced our landing permits. Roberto Brown-Drake, Chief of Flight Planning and Flight Permits for the Cuban Civil Aviation Agency, under the auspices of the Cuban Air Force, spoke with us shortly after our arrival. The shelves in his […]
Murphy Aircraft begins S-LSA certification for Rebel
Murphy Aircraft has begun the process to take the Murphy Rebel through the Special-Light-Sport Aircraft certification process. “We have received numerous inquires for an S-LSA certified Rebel, as well as E-LSA Rebel kits,” said Darryl Murphy, owner and founder of Murphy Aircraft Mfg., based in Chilliwack, BC, Canada. “The number of inquiries are too large to […]
Cessna names 2016 Top Hawk university partners
WICHITA – Cessna Aircraft Co. has revealed the partner universities selected for its 2016 Top Hawk program. Kent State University, LeTourneau University, Purdue University, and Westminster College will each take delivery of a new, custom-branded Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft in February to support flight training, recruiting efforts and promotional activities throughout the year. “Textron Aviation is […]
Certification at Textron service centers expanded
WICHITA – Textron Aviation has attained new certifications allowing each U.S. company-owned service center to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands. “All 14 Textron Aviation-operated service centers in North America have received expanded certifications in the past year,” reports Brad Thress, senior vice president customer service. Over the last year, the company also expanded […]
Pilot dies from cardiac event during taxi
The pilot’s son reported that he saw his father’s Beech A36 initiate a slow taxi for departure from the airport in Fryeburg, Maine, drift right off the taxiway, and then come to rest next to a snow bank. The son found the pilot slumped over the control yoke, and he was subsequently transported to a […]