The Cessna T310R pilot reported that during the landing roll of his second uneventful landing at San Luis Obispo, Calif., the right main landing gear started to shimmy. He slowed the plane and proceeded towards the nearest taxiway. Before exiting the runway, he went to retract the flaps when he inadvertently raised the landing gear […]
Pictures of the day: Seaplane adventures
Frequent contributor Mike Kincaid sent in these photos from his recent seaplane adventures. “The first is of a Super Cub beached in front of a log cabin at Priest Lake, Idaho,” he explains. “The second is where we dropped in for breakfast with a Beaver in Sandpoint, Idaho.”
Dick Merrill, Atlantic double-crosser
Merrill’s flying career began in 1920 when he purchased a war-surplus Curtiss Jenny for $600.
Tours of original Wright factory buildings slated through end of year
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) has scheduled free monthly tours of the Wright Company factory buildings through the end of 2015. Tours of the two historic buildings will take place on the third Thursday of each month — Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Each tour will begin […]
Keeping firefighters supplied with fuel
EPIC Aviation, a fuel supplier to the general and commercial aviation industries, reports it has dispatched more than 2 million gallons of aviation fuel since the beginning of July to FBOs and fire bases supporting aerial firefighting operations in the Western United States. Aviation fuel and ground-support resources used in aerial firefighting operations have been in […]
Judges named for EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Some very well-known names from the aviation world will be the judges as the Experimental Aircraft Association invites innovators to enhance aviation safety for amateur-built aircraft through its Founder’s Innovation Prize competition. The competition will begin accepting entries Oct. 1. The competition will use the best ideas from EAA members […]
Seattle Avionics releases V2 of FlyQ EFB
Seattle Avionics Software has released version 2.0 of its FlyQ EFB for the iPad. Version 2.0 puts the emphasis on maps and plates rather than tab bars, button bars, and other non-essential elements, according to company officials. “The software industry tends to devolve into a battle to add features, even when they clutter and complicate apps,” said […]
New time, weather app from Butler Watch Co.
Butler Watch Co. has released a mobile application called Time Flies. The time and weather application for aviation and travel uses the Buter Watch Co. Professional Series GMT watch as its display. The main display shows three time zones at once — device time, GMT or UTC, and a user selected time zone based on a world airport location. See […]
Airport Management textbook published
A new title from ASA is “Airport Management,” a textbook designed to provide insight into all aspects of airports, written by Dr. Daniel Prather, who has more than a decade of experience as an airport administrator. With color illustrations throughout, each chapter contains objectives, key terms, features, questions for review and discussion, and suggested resources for further […]