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 […]
Duncan Aviation to host free NextGen seminar
Duncan Aviation’s Mark Francetic and many of the company’s partners will hold a free NextGen seminar Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama. Attendees may tour the museum and get in on one of only two remaining Duncan Aviation NextGen seminars scheduled this year. Focusing on the mandates for ADS-B and […]
Loss of power proves fatal
The pilot, who was also the owner/builder of the RV-7A, departed for a cross-country flight from his home airport near Jackson Hole, Wyo. Witnesses reported that, following departure, they observed the airplane climb to about 500 to 600 feet above ground level while it was maneuvering onto the downwind leg. Witnesses also reported that the […]
Pictures of the day: World’s largest aircraft
Definitely not GA, but definitely something interesting: The Aeroscraft Corporation (Aeros) recently revealed another milestone in the development of the world’s first Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) capable heavy-lift cargo airship, the Aeroscraft, featuring independence from external ballast. Dubbed the world’s largest aircraft, the Aeroscraft cargo ship will be capable of carrying a 66-ton payload. Aeros […]
The King of Cancellations
Like you, I have on occasion cancelled a dentist appointment. Even at the last minute, with almost no warning, I’ve cancelled plans to attend a wedding or a birthday party. A friend of mine just cancelled a dinner he had been planning. Cancellations happen. We might be disappointed, but we adapt. We overcome the sorrow […]
T for transmit. Or is it?
You’re flying along, ATC calls you with a request, you press your push-to-talk (PTT) button, the “T” on your comm radio lights up and you speak. ATC doesn’t hear you. But the “T” is lit? What gives? Your radio box is just one part of your communications transmitter system. The switches, microphones, cables, connectors and […]