ForeFlight has acquired JetFuelX, a free web-based fuel card management service that makes it easy for owners of turbine aircraft to save money by finding the lowest prices available from their multiple jet fuel discount program memberships. “The JetFuelX platform is the first of its kind and allows our customers to make timely and cost-effective planning and […]
A.E.R.O. Alaska slates Superfite workshop
Do you want your aircraft to have a show-quality finish? Want to be able to do it yourself? Learn to cover your aircraft at the Superflite Fabric Covering and Painting Workshop brought to you by A.E.R.O. Alaska. The workshop will be held at Chaz Limited Collision Express at the Wasilla, Alaska, location Feb. 13-14. Cost is $350. […]
Flying Musicians flee cold for Sebring sun
The Flying Musicians Association will feature FMA Solo Scholarship recipient Drew Medina on Saturday, Jan. 23, in Sebring, Florida, at the annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which kicks off Wednesday Jan. 20 and runs through Saturday. “U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is proud to support FMA and the passion they bring to the blending of music […]
Cessna 340 plows into snow banks
The pilot departed on a short cross-country flight and arrived at his destination airport near Coldwater, Mich. He overflew the airport and observed blowing snow on both runways. Because the wind was from 220°, he elected to land on runway 22. During the roll-out, the Cessna 340 hit the plowed snow at the intersection of […]
Pictures of the day: Ready for takeoff
Gregory Grice sent in these photos, explaining: “Business jets ranging from a G650 down to a Citation Ultra bask in the last bit of light on the ramp before departing from the Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., at once.”
Niner-Niner Zulu: Some things in aviation are meant to be
By JEB BURNSIDE. One of my earliest aviation memories is of a family holiday trip from our home in Illinois to Florida, spending the season with not one, but two, grandmothers and relations. Any Christmas dinner for 30 or so members of the same family won’t be without its drama, and I’m sure that one […]
University to study improvements to aviation safety
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has received three grants totaling $434,690 from the FAA NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program to study weather information systems to improve general aviation safety and, ultimately, reduce accident risk. The grants fund three of four projects aimed at improving the use of weather in the cockpit. The goal […]
Fourth building at Air Force museum to open in June
DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building, which will include aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the public on June 8, 2016. The 224,000-square-foot building, which was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, […]
SUN ‘n FUN to honor armed forces
LAKELAND, Florida — The theme for the 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, slated for April 5-10, is Honoring Our Armed Forces. The fly-in is SUN ‘n FUN’s largest fundraiser for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 25-acre, 11 building campus dedicated to aerospace and STEM education. Approximately 200,000 guests, exhibitors, volunteers, […]