Hillsboro Aviation has launched a helicopter tour operation in Sedona, Arizona. The operation, called Hillsboro Aviation–Sedona, offers helicopter tours over Sedona’s most famous landmarks and is one of the only tour operators to partner with the Forest Service to provide employee training on the geological, biological and archaeological history of Sedona. Hillsboro Aviation–Sedona partners with various tour […]
Density altitude, rough terrain bad combination for Aviat pilot
The pilot, who was conducting a wildlife survey flight in the Aviat A-1B, had been airborne about 2.5 hours, when the observer said he would like to take a break. At that time, the flight was over a high mesa covered in short grass near Fort Smith, Mont., which the pilot decided was a suitable […]
Picture of the day: Stretching our legs in the backcountry
Dale Andersen sent in this backcountry flying photo, explaining: “In May 2014 two Aeronca Champs and a Chief land on a country road in San Luis Obispo County to sip some coffee and stretch our legs.”
Fair warning for Negative Ned and Nancy
There’s a change coming in general aviation. It’s starting small, but it’s growing and if you haven’t seen the effects personally, you almost certainly will in the very near future. If you’re prone to negativity or nay-saying and have a tendency to see the dark cloud in every situation, you might want to find someplace […]
Call to action issued over ATC privatization
GA advocates are sounding the alarm about a plan to create a privatized Air Traffic Control system funded by user fees. The plan was unveiled last month by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), when the Congressman said he intended to introduce legislation to create an independent ATC corporation that would […]
RAF temporarily closes Ryan Field
The Recreational Aviation Foundation has temporarily closed Ryan Field (2MT1) in West Glacier, Montana. “This season, marks one of the driest any can recall,” RAF officials reported. “The Ryan Airfield is completely brown and the potential for fire is extremely high. Due to these unusual conditions, the airstrip and camping areas will be closed until […]
Legacy Aviation celebrates a decade
Ten years ago Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City suddenly closed its doors. That left a lot of long-time Twin Commander customers wondering where to go for factory-authorized service. That question was answered two weeks later when Raul J. (RJ) Gomez, Kevin Chance, and other Downtown Airpark employees formed Legacy Aviation Services and set up shop […]
NTSB board member to keynote SC Aerospace Conference
COLUMBIA, S.C. – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Robert Sumwalt will be one of the keynote speakers for the second annual South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo, which will be held on Aug. 26-27. Sumwalt, a native South Carolinian and inductee in the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame, will speak at a general session […]
Cessna 152 hits power line
The student pilot stated that immediately after becoming airborne from the airport in Kamiah, Idaho, the Cessna 152 began to bank to the left. Despite her attempts to regain directional control by applying right rudder and forward pressure on the control yoke, the airplane continued to bank to the left and hit a powerline, which […]