Avidyne has received FAA certification of Release 10.1 software for the IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems. Release 10.1 (R10.1) includes the software required to remove the Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) regarding limitations on GPS approaches with specific leg types that was issued in May to existing owners of Avidyne IFD540 systems. With the R10.1 upgrade, this AD can […]
Tailwind during flare bends Cub
The accident happened when the pilot of the CubCrafters Cub was attempting a landing at a backcountry airstrip in Payson, Ariz. During the landing flare, the plane floated longer than expected and drifted to the left. The pilot added full power to go around, but it was not soon enough to keep the left main […]
Pictures of the day: The last toy to go
John Watkins sent in this collection of a “random selection of pictures taken from my PA18 Super Cub,” he thought our readers would find interesting. The first is his 1976 PA18 that he’s owned for 33 years, what he calls “the last toy to go.”
Technology lost: A very real possibility
Modern society exists in its present form, all over the world, because humans have developed, deployed, and adapted to technologies that make our lives easier, more pleasant, and longer than ever before. Every phase of life is improved to some degree by the availability of technologies we use without the slightest thought. These technologies are […]
Carbon Cub Builder Assist program launches
YAKIMA, Wash. — Backcountry aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters has launched a new builders assist program for the Carbon Cub. The Carbon Cub FX Builder Assist immerses new owners in the construction of the aluminum, steel and composite parts that make up the Carbon Cub, allowing the customer to know their aircraft in the way only an aircraft builder can, […]
NASA picks six ‘wild ideas’ to study
It never hurts to ask. In that spirit, six teams of NASA’s aeronautical innovators are about to take the plunge and ask if the novel ideas they have come up with have the potential to transform aviation as we know it, extending the frontier of what’s possible with flight. Imagine an electrically-propelled airliner whose fuselage […]
Video: Highlights from the Budapest Air Show
Enjoy these highlights from last year’s Budapest Air Show: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0px9HFIVYjY&w=560&h=315]
Pilots urged to comment on sim time NPRM
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) is asking all pilots to comment on the FAA’s new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes increasing loggable simulator time toward an instrument rating from 10 hours to 20 hours. An earlier effort to implement the change with a FAA direct-to-final rule failed due to adverse comments […]
Registration open for free Teacher’s Day at Oshkosh
Registration for Build A Plane’s annual Teachers’ Day is now open online. This free event brings teachers together from across the nation to examine ways of using aviation to motivate kids to learn science, math, engineering and technology and is held each year on the show grounds during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture. Dick Rutan, pilot […]