Pilots will have an opportunity to compete in a landing contest during the month of May at the Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) in Wisconsin. Proceeds from the second Annual “Landings For Lunches” will benefit The Neighbors’ Place. Bob Mohr was the winner of “Landings for Lunches” 2013 landing within 6 inches of the mark in […]
AOPA awards scholarships at Women in Aviation show
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) awarded a scholarship worth $3,000 to a student pilot during the annual Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Conference in Orlando, Florida earlier this month. Alyssa Mae Celone was chosen out of 23 applicants to receive the scholarship that will be used toward future flight training. Each year, AOPA […]
Introducing the Plane Skate
The Plane Skate is designed to move disabled aircraft due to flat tires, quickly and safely from runways or taxiways while at the same time eliminating little, if any, runway or taxiway closures and without causing any additional damage to the aircraft. Built tough, with welded ¼ inch and 5/16 inch solid steel plates on […]
Viking celebrates completion of 50th Twin Otter 400
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Viking recently recognized the completion of its 50th production Series 400 Twin Otter at two separate events for employees held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Victoria and the aircraft assembly facility in Calgary, AB, Canada. With completion of the 50th aircraft, Viking has recorded sales of the Series 400 to 23 […]
100LL now available at MKBS
100LL is now available at Ian Fleming International Airport (MKBS), Jamaica’s newest jetport, located in Boscobel. The airport’s fuel farm is now outfitted to dispense both avgas and JetA fuel. “This recent installation heralds a heightened service level at the three-year old International Port of Entry (IPE) and speaks to the commitment of the airport operators (AAJ) in enhancing […]
Brady introduces tool shadow boards
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Brady has introduced its latest visual workplace solution, Brady Shadow Boards. These storage boards improve workplace organization by indicating where equipment, tools and janitorial supplies belong with professional-looking graphics. “With easily-identifiable tool storage locations at the point of need, shift changes will become easier. The ‘shadowed’ graphics clearly show where each tool […]
FAA grants ProFlight distance learning approval
CARLSBAD, Calif. — ProFlight, a pilot training company with more than 25 years of flight training experience, has won distance learning approval from the FAA for Cessna CitationJet Series aircraft. Thanks to this FAA approval, much of the aircraft systems ground school can now be completed remotely for CE-525 and CE-525S 61.58 currency students, company […]
Loss of control on takeoff
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that the wind during takeoff was from the right at 9 knots, gusting to 13 knots. He rotated the airplane at 55 knots, then it started to drift. He heard the stall warning horn, so he lowered the nose […]
Pilot bias
The first time I rode in a helicopter it was to chase down Donald Trump’s yacht. It would be another six years before I would get my own pilot’s license, so the pilot told me to keep my feet away from the rudder pedals and not to move them — no matter what. I opened […]