SEBRING, Florida — The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo has officially announced that the 13th annual event will be held Jan. 25-28, 2017. Event organizers also report that World Fuel Services just signed on as a sponsor for 2017. The 2017 tag line “Sport Aviation Expo: Where the Sky isn’t the Limit, it’s the Beginning” is an indication of […]
Just Aircraft offers Titan OX-340 engine option
WALHALLA, S.C. — Just Aircraft has begun flight tests with the Titan OX-340 engine on the stretched SuperSTOL XL. Due to a redesigned crankshaft, the Titan develops 180 hp with elevated torque levels, according to company officials. Essentially, the engine started out as a 160-hp Lycoming, but ECI, which owned Titan, reconfigured the engine to […]
Cascade Warbirds offers aviation scholarships
Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is continuing to seek scholarship applications for Private Pilot Ground School with Introductory Flights to inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field in Seattle […]
Deer dents Piper
The CFI and student pilot had completed the first leg of a night cross country flight and were departing back to their home airport. During the takeoff roll at the airport in Saluda, S.C., a deer ran onto the runway, colliding with the Piper PA-28-140’s right wing. The CFI assumed control of the airplane from […]
Picture of the day: Where’s the pot of gold?
Mauricio Ratti submitted this photo, noting: “Broken clouds and rains made it possible to see the rainbow from above…No pot of gold seen…”
Pictures of the day: Flying over Cape Cod
Trevor Laue of Stick’n Rudder Aero Tours of Chatham Massachusetts sent in these photos for our Year in Pictures special focus in the December print issues. As winter continues to wallop the East Coast, I thought it would be nice to remember that summer is just a few months away… Trevor notes that these are […]
Tip: Patience is a virtue
Ray Winslow of Laughlin, Nevada, notes: “If you are a hobby pilot like me and live outside very congested airspace, do not do anything about ADS-B until this all settles out. This is especially true if your plane is like mine and only losing value every day because flying is becoming a rich man’s game.I have an […]
Learn to fly where Lindbergh learned
In 1928 the advertising slogan “Learn to Fly Where Lindbergh Learned” started appearing in ads for the Lincoln Airplane and Flying School. After invoking Lindbergh’s name, the ad stated that students would get the same thorough training that enabled Lindbergh to win fame and fortune. Indeed, in 1923 Charles Lindbergh did start his flight training […]
Proposed amendment would allow flight sharing websites
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure adopted an amendment to H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, that would protect the rights of private pilots to use the Internet to connect with people who want to share costs for a flight. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC), would clarify […]