General aviation pilots know the attraction of private aviation. Go where you want, when you want. Fellow earthlings without a pilot certificate have fewer options. Car, bus, train or airline. That’s about it. FlyOtto, from the creators of OpenAirplane, give our non-pilot neighbors the same flexibility we pilots enjoy. Even better, it’ll bring business to […]
What Bob Hoover taught me about flying and life
In the latest eMentor from the National Association of Flight Instructors, NAFI Board Chair Bob Meder wrote eloquently about the time he met legendary Bob Hoover. It’s a great read: “I became a flight instructor in January of 2001. Even though I had a fair amount of life experience by then, I was concerned, not […]
Cessna 150 raffle takes off
Build A Plane is joining with the Eagle Flying Museum to fund youth aviation education programs by raffling off a recently refurbished Cessna 150. Funds will be used to help kids restore a classic Boeing Stearman, according to officials. Raffle ticket sales are underway now and will end Christmas Eve. The winner will be announced just in […]
AOPA Air Safety Institute collaborates with state of Arkansas
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has been selected by the Arkansas State Department of Aeronautics to provide FAA required recurrent training for many of Arkansas’ Certificated Flight Instructors (CFIs). The Air Safety Institute will provide an in-person Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to approximately 125 CFIs during the two-day event. […]
MIA to host honor flight Saturday
Miami International Airport, in partnership with Honor Flight South Florida and Eastern Air Lines, will host its third Honor Flight for 78 local World War II veterans on Saturday, Oct. 29. After departing MIA Saturday morning on Eastern Air Lines flight #1941 — named after the first year of World War II — the veterans will receive […]
Customized keychain for your plane at Sporty’s
The keychain that holds your airplane’s keys should be as beautiful as your airplane. Sporty’s offers a customized keychain that can also be used as a zipper pull, luggage tag or a keychain for your car. Available in black, blue or red, the customized keychain has room for up to 15 characters (numbers, spaces, and letters) […]
Student Flight Record updated
ASA’s new edition of the Student Flight Record for Private Pilot Airplane has been updated to comply with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS). This folder makes the CFI’s job easier by providing a record of accomplishments for each lesson, student performance, flight hours, and more, ASA officials note. All Area of Operations and Tasks from […]
Fuel starvation brings down T6
According to the pilot, during the initial climb for the personal flight, when the North American T6 was about 150 to 250 feet above the ground near Naples, Florida, the engine lost all power. He lowered the landing gear, maintained flying airspeed, and then landed the airplane in the grass right of the runway. The airplane […]
Picture of the day: The lift from your wings…
Randall Walls sent in this shot, with a brief explanation: “A left-seat shot with an iPhone 6 of the Parker River in Northeastern Massachusetts at dusk on Oct. 15, 2016. Photo was taken at 6,500 feet MSL in the Bald Eagle Flying Club’s 1979 Cessna 172N, N4818D, on a return trip from PVC (Provincetown, Mass.) to […]