VAN NUYS, California — Aeroplex/Aerolease Group, an aviation property development, management and consulting firm, broke ground July 1, 2016, on a $7.5 million, three-acre development project at Los Angeles’ Van Nuys Airport featuring hangar, office, shop and private terminal areas. The new facility will complement the company’s adjacent six acre private aviation center project that was developed in 2008. […]
Second Annual Safety Awareness Weekend slated
NOVATO, California — Scanlon Aviation will host the second annual Safety Awareness Weekend at Gnoss Field on Oct. 20-23, 2016. Headlining the event is Master Instructor Rich Stowell, the 2014 National FAASTeam Rep of the Year and 2006 National CFI of the Year. The multi-day program offers several activities: Oct. 20, 7 p.m.: Free FAA […]
VFR into IMC results in spatial disorientation
The non-instrument-rated pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in his homebuilt RV-7A. GPS data indicated that the plane departed and then proceeded west-southwest at an initial altitude of about 4,500 ft mean sea level (msl). About 20 minutes later, the airplane’s track deviated from its initial heading, and it began to climb. It continued to climb at […]
Pictures of the day: Picturesque date
Rafael Cortes sent in this series of photos, explaining: “Flying with my beautiful girlfriend to the West Cost of Puerto Rico in the Piper Sport at 6,500 feet.”
How to get the best technical help for your engine…and beyond
I trust by this time everyone is enjoying the summer weather and getting the opportunity to do as much flying as possible. I thought this might be a good time to focus on a subject that everyone should keep in mind when it comes to seeking technical assistance on their aircraft engine. However, what I’m […]
GA shipments, billings continue to decline
Figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that worldwide aircraft shipment and billing figures are down for the first half of 2016. Airplane shipments declined 4.5% to 970, while billings fell 11% from $10.4 billion to $9.3 billion. Rotorcraft shipments also dropped 16.1%, from 467 during the same period a year ago to […]
Video: The artistic side of drones
You may have heard of plans to use drones for delivering packages, monitoring wildlife, or tracking storms. But painting murals? That’s the idea behind a project in Paul Kry’s laboratory at McGill University‘s School of Computer Science. Kry and a few of his students have teamed up to program tiny drones to create dot drawings […]
National Model Aviation Day approaches
On Saturday, Aug. 13, model aircraft hobbyists from around the country will celebrate National Model Aviation Day with 120 free events open to the public. This national event will bring together thousands of hobbyists and members of local Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) clubs to fly together and provide basic safety tips to newcomers. Click […]
Honeywell chosen to power TriFan 600 prototype
DENVER — XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) has entered into a preliminary agreement with Honeywell International for the HTS900 engine to power XTI’s first prototype, a two-thirds piloted subscale of the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane. Honeywell will also provide an additional engine for use in XTI’s Ground Propulsion Test System. XTI officials had said earlier that […]