Terrafugia has requested an exemption from the FAA to allow its Transition roadable aircraft — known by most as a flying car — to weigh up to 1,800 pounds and have a stall speed of 54 knots and still be classified as a Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), according to a report at AVweb. The LSA rules set […]
Video: Super Cub + Alaska
A look back at Super Cub flying in Alaska in 2014. Thank you HennyCub. If you can’t get enough backcountry Alaska flying videos you should subscribe to HennyCub‘s YouTube Channel.
FAA releases airport capacity tool
The FAA and the MITRE Corporation have released runwaySimulator, a simulation model for conducting rapid analysis of airport capacity. For several years, the FAA has used runwaySimulator and the tool is now being made publically available to those with interests in aviation and airport planning. It can be used to assess an airport’s existing capacity, as well […]
Pierce Aviation forms jet brokerage division
HAMMOND, Louisiana – Pierce Aviation at Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) has opened its brokerage division, specializing in Eclipse jets. Operating from its Hammond base since 2007, Pierce Aviation manages a fleet of seven Eclipses for multiple ownership groups. Pierce recently opened its new brokerage division focused on Eclipse transactions, including buying and selling the jet […]
Video: A Lucky Man goes Soaring
A years worth of soaring over England in five minutes. Thank you Balleka. Here’s to 2015…
New book, ‘Crop Duster,’ released
A new book, “Crop Duster: A Novel of World War II” which fuses fact with fiction to depict the fellowship of pilots, has been released. Written by John D. Beatty, the book is the story of two pilots caught up in war — one in the U.S. and one in Germany. “From the ashes of […]
Pilot accidentally turns off fuel
After an uneventful cross-country flight in a Piper Cherokee, the pilot began the landing descent into Rock Springs, Wyo., by reducing engine power. When the plane approached the base leg of the traffic pattern, he performed the landing checklist, which included switching the fuel selector valve to the left tip tank. While turning the base […]
Picture of the day: Youth serum
Lee Beery, 84, sent in this photo of his Corby Starlet being flown over Clear Lake, Calif. He says flying keeps him young.
Measuring growth in LSA
As a new year begins, it seems a good time to attempt to measure how the light end of aviation is doing. As 2014 was the 10th anniversary for Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), it is doubly useful. We have various ways to assess growth in aviation … pilot starts, new certificates, new airplanes delivered, used aircraft sales, and magazine […]