The New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo will be held Thursday, Sept. 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Mexico Air National Guard hangar, Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. The New Mexico Air National Guard has partnered with the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association to host this event to provide mid-school through college age […]
Bruce’s Custom Covers moves to new facility
MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Bruce’s Custom Covers, a manufacturer of protective aircraft covers, has moved its factory and headquarters to a new 21,500-square-foot facility. The move more than doubles the company’s manufacturing capacity and provides flexibility for additional space to manage future growth, according to company officials. Bruce’s Custom Covers designs and manufactures aircraft covers for […]
Go-around goes bad
The pilot of the amphibian Piper Super Cub reported that she was flying a visual approach to a lake, over mountainous terrain, near Eagle Bay, N.Y. On an approximate 3/4 mile final approach to the lake, she observed a boat near her intended landing area and performed a go-around to circle for another approach. During […]
Picture of the day: The Hawk’s Nest
Sean McDonald sent this photo in with a short note: “Aug. 2, 2015, departing the Hawk’s Nest (4TN3)” in Somerville, Tenn.
English pilot becomes aviation sensation
Claude Grahame-White, a notable English pilot, took first place at the international air meet held at Boston during September 1910. Flying against notable American pilots such as Glenn Curtiss, Walter Brookins, and Ralph Johnson, he won the major prize for an overwater race to the Boston Lighthouse and placed first in other events to become […]
Stats show slight increase in number of fatal GA accidents
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary aviation accident statistics for 2014 showing a slight increase in fatal general aviation accidents, from 222 in 2013 to 253 in 2014. The overall number of general aviation accidents decreased slightly from 1,224 in 2013 to 1,221 in 2014. Despite reporting fewer accidents, the accident rate for […]
Video: Fun flight with ForeFlight, Stratus 2 and ADS-B
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com just posted this video of a recent flight, explaining: “What fun! A beautiful day, zero wind and 5 GoPros to play with. On this flight, we took off from McKinney National Airport and flew to Mesquite Metro Airport in Texas. We decided to speed things up in the video between the […]
A.E.R.O. adds to Air Boss line
A.E.R.O. has added factory new cylinders for Lycoming engines to its Air Boss line. The PMA’d Lycoming new cylinders are manufactured by the Continental Motors factory. Features of the Air Boss Factory New CMI Cylinders for Lycoming Engines include: Nickel & Carbide Bore Coating or Through-Hardened forged Steel Plateau Bore Finish Moly-Filled Top Compression Ring Tru-Bore Valve Guide In […]
CPS stocks Avmap Engibox for Rotax engines
California Power Systems now stocks the AvMap Engibox, which keep track of your Rotax engine to let you know if there are measurements exceeding the engine limits. Avmap’s Engibox contains more than 160 hours of data that can be stored in the internal inventory. Its software contains a wizard driven engine initialization, data displayed in two views, […]