Interested in playing a part in making the J-35 Joint Strike Fighter a reality? American Systems currently has four (4) positions available, for a Database Developer, a Fighter Effectiveness Analyst, a Suitability Analyst and an Operational Test Engineer. Each position requires candidates with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. These opportunities enable the successful candidates to be […]
Inadequate inspection leads to fatal crash
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee Six. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Jackson, Miss. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane had been stored in a hangar with its fuel tanks half full under varying temperature conditions. The accident flight was the first time in two months the plane had flown. On the day of the accident, the pilot had planned […]
The year in pictures
Aircraft have to be the most picture-worthy mode of transportation (an objective opinion if I’ve ever read one) — and we’d like to see your best shots of 2014. These should be your photos you’ve taken in 2014. I can’t think of a better way to cap off 2014 than sharing your great pictures in our […]
Changes in store for Black Hills Airport
An airport is like any other business in that you need to invest time, as well as money, to make it grow. Usually that task falls to the airport sponsor, and sometimes a change of sponsor is in the best interest of the airport. That’s the situation at Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF) in Spearfish, […]
GA challenges benefits of ADS-B
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An FAA-sponsored “call to action” summit to encourage the aviation industry to equip to meet the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) brought general aviation advocates out in force, with one message: The costs outweigh the benefits for GA pilots. Sean Elliott, the Experimental Aircraft Association […]
RedBird Migration inspires a new way of thinking
By JIM CAVANAGH The fourth annual RedBird Migration Flight Training Industry and Design Conference was a success no matter how you look at it. Held in late October at Redbird SkyPort at San Marcos Municipal Airport (KHYI) in Texas, the weather was beautiful, the speakers inspirational, and the crowd receptive to what can only be […]
Delford Smith dies at 84
Delford Smith, the founder of Evergreen International Airlines and the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore., died Nov. 7 at his home in Portland, Ore. He was 84. Smith was born in Seattle Feb. 25, 1930. He was adopted from an orphanage and, according to his biography, started working at the age of […]
Sporty’s introduces new online courses
Two Sporty’s training programs, VFR Communications and IFR Communications, have been updated and are now available as online courses. VFR Communications covers all types of communications, including Air Traffic Control, pilot-controlled airport operations and emergency situations. Eight subject areas and 23 individual video segments include more than an hour of 3D animations, in-flight video and real-world […]
Van’s RV-12 now available with dual Dynon touchscreen displays
Van’s Aircraft and Dynon Avionics have teamed to create a dual display option of the Skyview avionics suite for the RV-12. Both screens are individually configurable, according to Van’s officials. A simple “swap” command will flip the right side display to the left, and vice versa. The dual touchscreen is an option on the RV-12 […]