It wasn’t all that long ago that only manned aircraft populated the skies. Today, however, it’s a totally different story.
Drones — formally known as small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) — have exploded in popularity over the past few years and there are no signs of slowing down. [Read more…]
As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. And in the course of sharing countless stories each year, we include many great photos.
Great photos can inspire and motivate. Pictures can relate an experience in ways words can’t. [Read more…]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) brought together its largest crowd to date — more than 300 aviation and education leaders — for its fourth annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium Nov. 5-6, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hosted by UPS, the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) conference featured breakout sessions, panel discussions, and a keynote address by SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell.
According to AOPA President Mark Baker, the symposium was focused on energizing educators to grow the next generation’s interest in aviation. He added that he was “excited about the next 20 to 25 years of aviation and aerospace careers” for young people.
Eric Henderson from Little Rock’s Parkview Arts and Science Magnet School talks to Bruce Allen of Louisville, Kentucky, who is mentoring a class building a Van’s RV-12 during the symposium. (Photo by David Tullis)
During welcoming remarks, Cindy Hasselbring, the senior director of the AOPA High School Initiative, complimented field test teachers for their role as “the VIPs” for the next generation of aviators.
“These teachers are the pioneers, and we are grateful for their efforts and support,” she said.
More than 2,000 students in more than 80 schools are already using the ninth-grade curriculum and 25 more are field testing the tenth-grade curriculum introduced for the 2018-2019 school year, according to AOPA officials.
The 2019 AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium will take place Nov. 11-12 at the United Airlines flight training center in Denver.
The You Can Fly program and the Air Safety Institute are entirely funded by charitable donations to the non-profit AOPA Foundation.
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — As the 2018 airshow season winds down, it’s time to look ahead to 2019. That’s probably why the Experimental Aircraft Association has already begun selling advance purchase admission tickets and camping credentials for the 67th annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, slated for July 22-28, 2019, at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH). [Read more…]
CHICAGO — Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, which opened an FBO in April 2014 at Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK), will open a new 32,760-square-foot corporate hangar and office facility in November 2018. [Read more…]
According to the pilot of the twin-engine Beech 58TC, he descended from 7,000′ and leveled off at 3,000′. After leveling off, the fuel quantity indicators fluctuated, then showed empty.
He recalled that, about five minutes after leveling off, the right engine began to run very roughly, so he enriched the right engine’s mixture and activated the auxiliary fuel pump.
He added that “the right engine failed and the left engine simultaneously began losing power.” [Read more…]
Justin Keller submitted the following photo and note: “This is me and my son getting ready to taxi out for a few touch and goes in a 1958 Cessna 172 at Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) in Angleton/Lake Jackson, Texas. He likes to think he is driving on the way out to the runway. I tell him when to turn left or right. You can see how intently he is paying attention. Little man will be a fine pilot some day with a few more lessons.”
Dave and Jeanne Allen flew their 1930 Waco ASO from Elbert, Colorado, to Antique Airfield in Iowa this year, not only for the Antique Airplane Association‘s annual fly-in, but also for the 15th reunion of the 2003 National Air Tour.
Dave and Jeanne are well known in the antique community as a husband-and-wife restoration team. Together they have tackled several Waco projects, each of which represents their superlative attention to detail. [Read more…]
The FAA recently released FAA Notice 8900.485, the first of many changes in Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) policies that the flight training industry has been lobbying for for more than a year.
The hope is that these changes will “help alleviate some backlogs of practical tests in some areas,” said officials with the Flight School Association of North America.
Changes include: [Read more…]
French drone ace Killian Rousseau, 14, won the 2018 edition of the FAI Drone Racing World Cup.
The teenage drone pilot claimed the top spot in this year’s competition after seeing off no fewer than 668 other competitors hailing from 41 different countries.
Joining him on the podium were Poland’s Jan Wielgosz, also a Junior competitor, in second place, and David Spacek of Czechoslovakia in third. Of the first eight pilots, six are Juniors. [Read more…]
