DALLAS — Aviation Mobile Apps has introduced GPS Coordinate Converter, which gives pilots a faster and simpler way to convert coordinates mid-flight, among other functions. The new app measures distance and bearing, and includes a database of airports and radio navigation aids, a smart keyboard, bookmarks, and a built-in user guide, according to Aviation Mobile Apps Founder Bill DeWeese. According to […]
Glassy water contributes to crash
The pilot reported that he was attempting to land the Super Bearhawk on a lake near Sault Set Marie, Mich., and misjudged the height of the airplane above the water, which he described as “glassy.” During the touchdown, the left float “dug in,” and the airplane subsequently nosed over. It is likely that the glassy water […]
Pictures of the day: Flying with family
Frequent contributor Rafael Cortes sent in these photos taken by his mother while flying last weekend “just for fun.” The pictures are of El Morro Fort in Old San Juan, and the final approach for the Isla Grande Airport (TJIG) in Puerto Rico. “Flying with family and seeing these views are some of the most rewarding things […]
Flying Clubs and FBOs: A match made in heaven
Not long ago Hurricane Hermine blew through Florida. This was a Category 1 hurricane. A relative pip-squeak on the spectrum of deadly storms. Relative in that it did result in a fatality, but for most of those affected it caused little more than an occasional tree blocking a road, stray limbs littering the yard, and […]
FAA ADS-B Rebate Program slated to begin Sept. 19
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate website will go live Sept. 19, 2016. On that day, general aviation aircraft owners can apply for a $500 rebate to help offset the cost to equip eligible aircraft in a “timely manner, rather than waiting to meet the mandatory equipage date,” FAA officials said. “NextGen has […]
Young Eagles kicks off 25th anniversary year
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — What started in 1992 as a program to introduce kids to flight has evolved 25 years later into an movement powered by the world’s largest volunteer air force. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017, a milestone year that began with […]
Companies at KPWA partner on inlet service
BETHANY, Okla. — GlobalParts Aero Structures has inked a deal with its neighbor at Wiley Post Airport Turbine Aircraft Services (TAS), to provide inlet repair and replacement services for a broad list of aircraft customers ranging from Bombardier Challengers and Learjets to Textron Cessna, Hawker and Beechcraft jets. The arrangement is a logical one for the […]
Thunderbird Aviation ramps up runway for Ryder Cup
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Thunderbird Aviation is busy preparing for the additional aircraft traffic and travelers who will be coming in and out of Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM), the closest airport to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, where the 41st Ryder Cup is being held. The event, which biennially brings together 12-member teams from the […]
New England Air Museum launches Mustang Muster
On Oct. 2, 2016, the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will host a gathering of iconic Ford Mustangs in celebration of the completion of the restoration of its World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft. The museum’s P-51 was converted to a record setting, racing plane winning the coveted Thompson Trophy at […]