ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday was not authorized to fly the aircraft used in volunteer search-and-rescue missions, Civil Air Patrol authorities said. According to a report from NBCNews.com, Doug Demarest, 42, of Anchorage, died when the Cessna 172 clipped an office […]
Museum launches virtual tour
The San Diego Air & Space Museum has launched its BEAM Virtual Tour Program, which enables both school groups and people who are physically unable to visit the museum to take tours through the use of a computer and Internet connection. Virtual visitors can see museum exhibits in real-time with an interactive tool that moves, sees, […]
Sporty’s releases 2016 webinar schedule
Sporty’s free webinar series continues in 2016, with webinars planned on a number of trending topics in aviation, including drones, ADS-B, and more. Complete descriptions of the webinars are available at Sportys.com/webinars. Live presentations are scheduled nearly every month. All webinars will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. If you can’t make a live presentation […]
Pilot loses control during landing
The pilot reported that just prior to landing in Kalispell, Mont., he noted there was ice on the Beech 58’s wings. He activated the de-ice boots and proceeded to land. During the landing flare, about 12 feet above the ground, the plane buffeted and the nose lowered. The pilot added full power to initiate a […]
Picture of the day: The golden hour
Mauricio Ratti sent in this photo, taken during a recent flight, of “Buenos Aires from above at the golden hour.”
An aviation movie for the rest of us
Flying Again is the creation of Jason Schappert, his wife and business partner, Ashley Schappert, and director, John Ellis. There is a whole long list of other contributors who brought this feature-length movie to fruition, and all of them deserve their time in the sun. I encourage you to read the credits carefully when you […]
Video: Drones recreate scene from Star Wars
Four of the biggest drone racing pilots in the world embarked on a journey to recreate one of their favorite movie scenes ever…. the Speeder Bike chase scene from “Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Just like the much-loved movie, this scene was filmed in the giant redwood forests of northern California. […]
First phase of hangar development begins at KLVJ
PEARLAND, Texas — Western LLC, a real estate development and design-build firm, recently broke ground on Phase I of a new hangar development at Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ). Texas Aviation Partners (TAP), the airport management team at KLVJ, partnered with Western to develop a strategic master plan for the airport. The master plan will be developed in […]
Museum to screen new documentary on Naval aviators
SEATTLE — On Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. The Museum of Flight hosts a screening of the new documentary, “Eleven.” The film features recent interviews with World War II veterans who served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet during the war. They all flew for Carrier Air Group 11. The film’s director, George Retelas, will accompany the screening, […]