MAC Air Group, the Portland, Maine, family-owned and operated aviation services company, has broken ground on its first FBO. The new 43,000-square-foot facility at Portland International Jetport (PWM) is expected to be complete in January 2016. Total cost of the project is $6 million, according to company officials. It will have 30,000 square feet dedicated to hangar space, […]
Planning underway for Simsbury Fly-In and Car Show
Planning is underway for the 30th annual Simsbury Fly-In and Car Show, scheduled for Sept. 20 at Simsbury Airport (4B9) in Connecticut. According to organizers, more than 750 airplanes and cars of virtually every type and vintage are expected to be on display in a country fair-like venue. “We have more than 100 exhibitors, advertisers, and […]
2016 FAR/AIM series shipping now
ASA reports that all books in its 2016 FAR/AIM Series are now available. The 2016 FAR/AIM Series books are indexed and show clearly-marked changes since the last release for quick reference, according to ASA officials. The FAR-FC and FAR-AMT books contain black and white tables and graphics, while the FAR/AIM includes a suggested study list of […]
Pilot ground loops Cessna 175
The private pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped Cessna 175 on a paved runway in Willimantic, Conn. During the landing roll, a ground witness heard a “shimmy” when the tailwheel made contact with the paved surface. The plane departed the right side of the runway into grass, where it ground-looped. A post-accident examination revealed that the […]
Pictures of the day: Fulfilling a lifetime ambition
Graeme Smith sent in these two photos, with the top photo titled First Lesson. “In a 1942 deHavilland Tiger Moth during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Airshow at Duxford in the UK. The 8th Army Air Force Memorial is in the glass building on the right. I now own a Cessna 150 […]
Check your bias at the hangar door
There is sometimes a vast disparity between how we see ourselves and how others see us. Generally, we’re kind to ourselves. We understand our inner angst, pat ourselves on the back for being so compassionate, and bear the scars of our emotional baggage with considerable grace. Then again, we may be perceived as bitter, wimpy, […]
DTC DUAT warns of possible shutdown July 16
According to a report by Aviation International News, DTC DUAT is warning customers that it might not be able to provide aviation weather briefings and file flight plans after July 16, when the FAA “intends to shut down DTC’s connections that allow us to file flight plans with the ARTCCs and AFSS system, as well […]
High school students graduate from museum’s first ground school
SEATTLE — July 10 was graduation day for 50 high school students in The Museum of Flight’s first Private Pilot Ground School. The three-week aeronautical science class was done in partnership with the museum, Raisbeck Aviation High School, and Puget Sound Skills Center. The course was designed to explore the world of aviation and prepare students for […]
King Schools offers free TSA course for CFIs
New from King Schools is free TSA Security Awareness Training for CFIs. The training can be completed in about an hour using any Internet-connected computer or tablet. It provides a TSA-acceptable graduation certificate and qualifies for WINGS program credit, which is automatically submitted to the FAA upon course completion. “Most CFIs receive this training every […]