The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, along with other AirPower Tour aircraft, starts a 24-city, six-week tour in Birmingham, Ala., May 18-22. She will also perform in two airshows prior to the start of the tour, the Barksdale AFB Defenders of Liberty Air Show April 30-May 1 and the Spirit of […]
Dallas Airmotive offers PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program
DALLAS — Dallas Airmotive now offers a PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program as part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PT6SMARTSM Maintenance Solutions initiative. The limited time, industry-wide program sets a fixed-rate pricing structure for overhauls on PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42, and -114 engines.Dallas Airmotive was the first independent Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider to […]
Sporty’s introduces Personal Weather Station
New from Sporty’s is a Personal Weather Station. The wireless Weather Station from Fody not only measures weather, but it reports and transmits the results in real-time via Bluetooth technology, Sporty’s officials note. The Weather Station measures wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature (inside and out) and humidity (inside and out.) Then it transmits real-time, […]
Student pilot loses control during go-around
During the supervised solo flight in the Cirrus SR20, the student pilot had completed three previous circuits in the traffic pattern in Sanford, Florida, with two of the three landing attempts aborted. On the fourth attempt, a 70° right crosswind “blew” the airplane off the left side of the runway. The student pilot then applied […]
Pictures of the day: Lancair Evolution visits Lycoming
Lycoming Engines recently hosted Kevin Eldredge, director of business development for Lancair International, last week in Williamsport, Pa. Eldredge flew Lancair’s first customer-delivered Piston Evolution, powered by a Lycoming Integrated Electronic Engine (iE2), into Williamsport for Lycoming to perform engine calibrations and for Lancair to host East Coast test flights.
Even with the best of intentions, a good plan is essential
This past Saturday the Central Florida Flying Club (of which I am a member) held its first annual Spring Fling cook-out. We threw the hangar door open to anyone who cared to wander through it. The grill was fired up, the refrigerator was stocked, we rented additional tables and chairs, and even rolled the aircraft out […]
Seaplane stories: Howard Whaley
In response to our call for readers’ seaplane stories, Howard J. Whaley sent in his: “I was born and raised next door to the Philadelphia Seaplane base in Essington, Pa. — the oldest seaplane base in United States. “When I was old enough to walk, I was at the seaplane base. Bob Mills, the owner, […]
Call for entries made for Crossfield Teacher of the Year Award
The National Aviation Hall of Fame is seeking entries for the 30th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award, which includes a $5,000 cash stipend. Founded by famed research test pilot Scott Crossfield in 1986, the award is a juried competition open to classroom teachers in grades K through 12. Nominations will […]
Pacific Aviation Museum to display rare WWII Japanese Torpedo Plane
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Nakajima B5N Torpedo Bomber was the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy and was considered the most effective aircraft of its kind at the beginning of World War II. She caused most of the battleship damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Now, 75 years later, the Type 97 […]