The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups have fired back at an inflammatory letter sent by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to all U.S. senators that “made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims regarding the efforts to expand freedoms in general aviation and reform aeromedical certification,” according to EAA officials. The letter urged the […]
Daher partners with SAMI for high-altitude training
A realistic high-altitude chamber program for pilots of high-performance aircraft is now available through a partnership of Daher and the Southern AeroMedical Institute (SAMI). By equipping SAMI’s automated hyper/hypobaric chamber in Melbourne, Florida, with a fixed-based TBM 850 cockpit simulator, this new program will help pilots better understand the dangers of hypoxia – or altitude […]
Aspen AOA certified
Aspen Avionics reported at AirVenture that its integrated Evolution Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator has received FAA certification. Aspen’s patent-pending solution integrates AOA technology directly into its Evolution primary flight and multi-function displays through a software upgrade. The software is priced at $1,995. Deliveries begin immediately. Aspen’s Evolution AOA is a software-based derived angle of […]
FreeFlight now compatible with Garmin GPS navigators
FreeFlight Systems reports that its line of RANGR ADS-B systems now interface with Garmin’s GNS 430W/530W GPS navigators. This compatibility increases equipage flexibility, as well as provide cost savings for aircraft equipped with 430W/530W navigators. FreeFlight’s certified Blue Box transceiver system, the FDL-978-XVR, is available for purchase without an internal GPS, allowing aircraft owners to utilize their existing […]
EPIC Aviation expands network
Fuel supplier EPIC Aviation has added six FBOs to the company’s growing EPIC Card Network. The new locations are: Landmark Aviation at Boeing Field/King County International airport (KBFI), Seattle, Washington; Gwinnett Aero at Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia; Pensacola Aviation at Pensacola International airport, Pensacola, Florida (KPNS); Jet Center at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAN), Santa Fe, […]
Pilot loses control on takeoff roll
The pilot reported that he lost directional control of the Luscombe 8A during the takeoff roll at the airport in Ellinwood, Kansas. The plane encountered soft ground conditions when it reached the shoulder of the runway. It went into the adjoining field and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The […]
Picture of the day: Out of gas
Regular contributor Tom Snow sent in this photo, explaining: :Attending AirVenture can be tiring, especially after going full speed for several days. Sometimes you just gotta take a nap.”
Go green in 2015 – fly
They came in droves. From all corners of the globe they flowed into rural Wisconsin filling every hotel room for 100 miles. Houses were rented, tents were pitched, and brats found their way onto the grill. AirVenture was the event. Aviation was the draw. Solid connections between people was the end result. It was spectacular, simply spectacular, […]
Video: Mustang Heat Wave
As this razorback P-51C Mustang lands on a hot day, look closely at the wingtips. You’ll see the “wingtip vortices made visible by heat waves.” Video courtesy Airailimages.