Garmin has introduced the D2 Bravo Titanium, an aviation GPS smartwatch. Utilizing premium materials like a hybrid titanium band and gunmetal bezel, sapphire lens and high-resolution color display, D2 Bravo Titanium combines GPS wearable technology with multisport activity profiles like golf and advanced fitness training. It incorporates Garmin Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology allowing customers to measure heart […]
New Luscombe brake kit earns STC
A new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a hydraulic brake system for 8-series Luscombe aircraft is now availble. The kit, marketed exclusively though Classic Aero LLC, includes new wheels, calipers, disks, bearings, master cylinders, reservoir, hardware and lines. Price is $2,700, but with the return of old brakes components, the price is discounted to $2,350. For more information contact […]
Attempt to teach himself aerobatics fatal for pilot
Several witnesses reported seeing the Stolp Starduster SA-300 spiral to the ground near Newton, N.C. A review of a video recorded by another witness revealed that, during the flight, the airplane entered a left spin and completed about seven revolutions before descending behind a treeline and hitting a wheat field, killing the pilot.A flight instructor […]
Picture of the day: Cub on the coast
Frequent contributor Annemarie Bain sent in this photo, snapped back in December during a “Santa Clause flight over the Fire Island lighthouse in New York. That’s Scotty Gerber in his Piper Cub, she noted.
To protect grassroots flying, ‘they’ are ‘us’
SUN ’n FUN always marks a big time of year for many of us who fly elsewhere throughout the country. It marks the end of the season where our priorities are making sure the engine heater is plugged in, the snow and ice are chipped away from the hangar door, and weight-and-balance includes the weight […]
Video: What your car is doing while you’re at the airshow
Ever wonder what your car does while you’re at an air show…
Third class medical reform included in defense bill
Third class medical reform will once again go to the full Senate for a vote, this time as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On May 13, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved the NDAA, including third class medical reform language from the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), by a vote of […]
First AOPA Fly-In of the year this weekend
The first Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Fly-In of the year will be held May 20-21 in Beaufort, N.C., at Michael J. Smith Field (KMRH). “AOPA Fly-Ins are a great way for our members, pilots, and aspiring pilots to see new places and meet people who share a passion for aviation,” said AOPA Director […]
Champness receives Hall of Fame Chairman’s Award
Steve Champness, now in his 25th year as National Accounts Director for general aviation buy/sell publication Trade-A-Plane, has received the 2016 Chairman’s Award from The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. The award was presented recently at the Hall of Fame’s 2016 Enshrinement Ceremony in the Delta Flight Museum at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The honor was given to […]