Garmin has expanded its Connext ecosystem, which broadens compatibility to include the Garmin aera 796/795 aviation portable GPS, ForeFlight Mobile and Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck. With compatible Garmin avionics, customers can wirelessly receive ADS-B weather and traffic, as well as display precise GPS position data and back-up attitude information. “We’re excited to have ForeFlight’s and Jeppesen’s flagship […]
Air Force secretary to keynote IAWA conference
Secretary of the US Air Force Deborah Lee James will be the keynote speaker at the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) conference, slated for Nov. 10-12 in Dubai. James is the 23rd secretary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping […]
Professional Aviation Association named exclusive Airvan parts distributor
Mahindra Aerospace has named Professional Aviation Associates (PAA) as the exclusive distributor of Airvan 8 and Airvan 10 factory parts for North America, Central America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. PAA will stock the inventory in its facility adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
Crosswind catches student pilot
The student pilot said there was a mild crosswind on final approach to the airport in Mesquite, Texas. The crosswind “picked up” before the Cessna 172 as it touched down left of centerline. He retracted the flaps and advanced the throttle to continue the touch-and-go. The airplane continued to drift to the left and the […]
Picture of the day: A bird’s eye view of Oshkosh
Photographer Bert Reiheld, son of General Aviation News frequent contributor Amelia T. Reiheld, caught this overview of last week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh.
AirVenture news: LAMA President’s Award, new Rotax engine
During AirVenture, the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association gave a press conference to a full house. LAMA officials reported the association enjoyed a terrific opening day in its mission of advocacy for Light-Sport, light kit, and ultralight aircraft. Partnered with the U.S. Ultralight Association (USUA), LAMA participated in two very productive meetings, one with EAA’s advocacy […]
Best of the Best winners revealed
John Purner of www.100dollarhamburger.com just sent us the results of the “Best of the Best” Fly-In Restaurants for 2015. He notes that, “all tastes are served and every imagination fulfilled; some are very, very impressive high dollar white tablecloth uptown style cafes, others are downhome spots. Each is special. Every region of the country is represented. All […]
GA fires back at ALPA for attacking medical reform
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 […]