Airplanes with radial engines were celebrated in late June at the Fifth Annual Round Engine Round-Up at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Hosted by the Staggerwing Club and the Bob Hoff family at their beautiful Aero Mark FBO, the event also included a mid-year board meeting of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Accented by bright lights […]
Museum planned for KGMU
The Military History Center of the Carolinas plans to open a museum at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in Greenville, S.C. For many years, members of the Military History Center of the Carolinas (MHCC) have been collecting and restoring items to take to events. The group, which has members from South Carolina, North Carolina and […]
National Safety Forum to debut at NBAA2015
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host its inaugural National Safety Forum on the third and final day of the association’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2015), which is set for Nov. 17-19 in Las Vegas. The day-long forum will bring together top government and industry leaders to discuss the safety issues confronting business aircraft operators, […]
CAP team wins Commander’s Award
The achievements of the Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team — which has supported 126 search and rescue missions, resulting in 76 lives saved and 66 additional finds — made it the logical choice for the 2014 AFNORTH Commander’s Award, according to CAP officials. Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks, vice commander of 1st Air Force, presented […]
Jeppesen offers new service to update data on Windows devices
Jeppesen now offers Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) for Windows for customers to update their avionics data. The former Jeppesen Services Update Manager (JSUM) is being released as JDM for Windows in a phased approach. Customers will receive the new service through the software update process during a specific timeframe, to ensure a smooth transition, company officials […]
AirClassics Tablet Bag debuts
New from ASA is the AirClassics Tablet Bag, designed for pilots who need to carry electronic devices as well as paperwork.The padded back compartment will fit any tablet or a 13-inch laptop computer. The main compartment has plenty of room for a headset, and two smaller pockets on the inside help keep accessories organized. There […]
Garmin offers online weather course
Garmin now offers a Weather Radar Operations eLearning Course through its flyGarmin website. The new course introduces pilots to basic and intermediate weather radar operations and goes beyond the Pilot’s Guide to ensure pilots utilize the benefits provided by on-board weather radar, according to Garmin officials. The course also covers radar interpretation and analytical techniques, which aid in the […]
Hawk hits Bellanca on takeoff
During the takeoff roll, a hawk struck the Bellanca’s windscreen and then struck the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The plane veered to the right, exited the runway in Delavan, Wis., and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder, while the pilot sustained minor injuries. A post-accident examination revealed that […]
Laser pointer sentenced to six months
Aaron Huffman repeatedly shined “a laser into the cockpit of a Washington State Patrol airplane,” over the Labor Day Holiday in 2014. On Tuesday, September 1 a judge sentenced Huffman to six months in jail. According to the The News Tribune story, this is not Huffman’s first run-in with the law. The judge went so far as […]