Often, I hear from readers who wish to share insights and advice based on their perception of the state of the general aviation marketplace. Many of the suggestions they offer are good. They have merit. I suspect if implemented, they might actually work. Ideas are one thing. Gaining actual traction, though, that’s the rub. Fortunately, […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 clears key Senate committee
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has passed S. 571, better known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, bringing third-class medical reform one step closer to reality. The committee passed the measure on an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Dec. 9. The bill will now go to the full Senate, where it has strong […]
Win a chance to fly a P-51 Mustang
Mercy Flight Southeast is raffling off a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime flight in P-51 Mustang. The charity is partnering with Stallion 51 in Kissimmee, Florida, for the fundraising effort.Mercy Flight Southeast’s network of 650 volunteer pilots provides free air transportation to life-saving medical appointments. While pilots donate their airplanes, fuel and flight hours to complete […]
Original Ghost Swamp nose art created by Disney artists
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Pacific Aviation Museum reports a new collaboration with the artists of Walt Disney Animation Studios & Disneytoon Studios. To honor the World War II-era B17 Flying Fortress, “Swamp Ghost,” artists Mike Gabriel (director, “Pocahontas,” “The Rescuers Down Under” and the Oscar-nominated short, “Lorenzo”) and Klay Hall (director, Disneytoon Studios “Planes”) worked to […]
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2016 named
WETASKIWIN, Alberta – Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members, and recognize a Belt of Orion recipient, at its 43rd annual gala dinner and ceremony, to be held June 9, 2016, at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, at Rockcliffe Airport in Ottawa. The new members are: Frederick James Carmichael, a northern […]
Breitling Jet Team releases 2016 American tour schedule
The Breitling Jet Team will extend its North American Tour into 2016. The aerobatic display team is made up of seven pilots flying L-39 C Albatros jets, at times reaching speeds of 565 mph and flying within just a few feet of each other. The team’s 2015 North American Tour took the team from coast to coast across […]
Avfuel expands in 2015
Avfuel Corporation continued its growth in 2015, adding dealers in the U.S. and around the world.The year saw the addition of 38 new branded dealers, 34 in the United States and four in Europe. The expansion across Europe includes Waterford Regional Airport in Waterford, Ireland (EIWF); The Private Jet Company in the Isle of Man, UK (EGNS); […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Cessna 150
The private pilot stated that shortly after he descended the Cessna 150 and leveled off at 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl), the engine sputtered and lost power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The pilot subsequently executed a forced landing into a cement mixing yard near Henderson, Nevada, shearing off the landing gear […]
Picture of the day: Winter breakfast flight
Larry Mersek recently sent in this photo of his RV-6 taken on a breakfast flight to Bryant Field (O57) in Bridgeport, Calif., in the Eastern Sierra Mountains of Northern California on a beautiful winter day. “It is a short 67 miles from my home airport of Calaveras County (KCPU), a climb up to 11,500 to […]