SUN ’n FUN has received $225,000 in funding from the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust to be used towards the completion of the Piedmont Aerospace Experience on the SUN ’n FUN Campus on the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. The Emil Buehler Trust was established in 1984 to perpetuate the memory of Emil Buehler […]
Win a chance to be part of an airshow
Tickets are still available for the opportunity to ride with the AeroShell Aerobatic Team when it performs at the upcoming SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in and Expo at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) in Florida. The raffle drawing is a fundraiser for Angel Flight Southeast, which provides free air transportation for patients who need far-from-home medical care. The winner […]
Video: Return of the Catalina
To preserve the memory of forgotten PBY Catalina Pilots of World War II, documentary filmmaker Daniel Bunker is making ‘Return of the Catalina‘. “The film documents the restoration of a Catalina and the subsequent flight from Spain to Australia to honor the men who reconnected Australia to England after the fall of Singapore,” says Bunker. “The World […]
New hires at Redbird Flight Simulations
Redbird Flight Simulations of Austin, Texas, has hired Michael Clifford as Chief Operating Officer and Brittney Miculka as director of ImagineFlight, a new trade organization devoted to the development and promotion of quality flight training experiences at Redbird-affiliated flight schools. “Mike’s deep management experience in computer technology, logistics, and consumer products from his time as a technology […]
Aspen ADS-B transceiver certified
Aspen Avionics has received FAA approval for its ATX100G transceiver.Aspen’s single-band ATX100G is compatible with Aspen Evolution primary flight displays (PFDs) and multi-function displays (MFDs). Aspen’s ADS-B products use either a single, bottom-mounted antenna or a diversity antenna system with top and bottom mounted antennas for optimum traffic detection, according to company officials. The new transceiver receives and […]
Improper rigging brings down experimental aircraft
The BD-5, an experimental amateur-built airplane equipped with an automobile engine, was never certified as airworthy, therefore, it was never issued an airworthiness certificate. The pilot reported that he intended to perform a fly-by before landing at the airport in Mount Airy, N.C. As he approached the runway about 50 feet above ground level, and […]
Picture of the day: Backcountry Flying
Cory Robin, aka Threeper SixFive, sent in this photo of his PZL 104 Wilga 35P (Former Polish Air Force) — known as the WilgaBeast — taken in June 2013 at Cabin Creek, Idaho. Photo by Air Response Foundation. Share your photo with our readers via this online form.
One becomes two, then becomes a movement
While there are plenty of reasons to hang your head and lament the difficulty of making a difference in your community, it is not impossible to have a positive effect. Hard? You betcha. Impossible? Not hardly. There is reason for real hope even when the hill seems unimaginably steep and the burden feels too heavy […]
Think outside the pattern
Blogger Jolie Lucas encourages pilots to find those airports that offer a little something extra, like Pecos, Texas (KPEQ), which offers homemade burritos, chips and salsa or Beaumont, Kansas [O7S], where you can actually taxi into town. And she encourages airport officials to think outside the pattern: “We can all do a little something to […]