The FAA has selected Lockheed Martin to provide online flight service tools to the general aviation community, helping them to plan and navigate the national airspace safely. Lockheed Martin joins CSC in proving Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS) services to general aviation pilots. The behemoth company edged out long-time provider DTC DUAT. Over the […]
Banyan celebrates AMTs
Banyan recently celebrated its 10th annual AMT Day. This annual event pays tribute to Charles E. Taylor, the first aircraft maintenance technician (AMT), who built Orville and Wilbur Wright’s engine. It is also a day that Banyan uses to honor its aircraft maintenance technicians, avionics technicians and parts team. The event took place in Banyan’s […]
Cub strikes power lines
The instructor pilot and a student were flying in the Piper J3-Cub near Selma N.C., when the CFI attempted to make a landing on a grass strip. During the approach the Cub collided with unmarked power lines and flipped over. The airplane came to rest on the ground upside down, resulting in minor injuries to […]
Picture of the day: Taking flight
Matt Genuardi captured this photo at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN of a flock of powered parachutes taking to the skies at Paradise City, the ultralight and light-sport area of the annual fly-in.
The greatest threat to aviation
I was once blinded by my best friend while flying at night. He was trying to help me read a map. We were out of KDAL, heading to KSMO. Inbound to KSMO, at night, over California’s high desert, the earth below looked black as pitch, the sky above a planetarium ceiling’s worth of stars. I’d […]
SUN ’n FUN celebrates being debt free
As the gates opened April 21 for the 41st annual SUN ‘n FUN, officials were celebrating the fact that the organization is officially debt free. When SUN ’n FUN President John “Lites” Leenhouts took the helm of the non-profit, he found it was not only $2.3 million in debut, but the organization was surviving on […]
Video: Flying for food
Smitty Smith from FunPlacestoFly.com recently posted this video of a recent flight to The Taxiway Café at the Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas. He notes: “We flew out of McKinney National Airport, flying over Mesquite and then direct to Lancaster. The Taxiway Café has some of the best food around. Be sure and give them a […]
GA groups ask Congress to preserve flight training for vets
Seven general aviation associations, including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), have sent a letter asking Congress to stop legislation that would curtail funding for flight training for veterans. In the May 19 letter to leaders of the Veterans Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, the groups urged lawmakers to halt H.R. 476, the GI […]
8 important questions to ask before buying your first plane
Sarina Houston, a blogger at Globalair.com, just posted an article that covers the most important questions to ask before buying your first airplane. Check it out here, then let us know what you think.