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 […]
Call put out for recognition of GA’s importance
Representing the business aviation community on a panel with fellow aviation advocates, National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen repeated his call for federal policies that support the industry as a primary source for America’s competitive leadership in the world. “Ours is a great industry,” Bolen told an audience of aviation-policy leaders. “We create jobs, […]
National Air and Space Museum Trophy Award winners named
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Trophy for 2014 will be awarded in the Lifetime Achievement category to Norman R. Augustine, while the Current Achievement category to the Dawn Flight Team. They will be presented their awards March 26 at a black-tie dinner in Washington, D.C. Established in 1985, the award recognizes outstanding achievements […]
New York bill would exempt GA aircraft tax
The National Business Aviation Association is encouraging pilots and aircraft owners in New York to support Assembly Bill 3677 and Senate Bill 273, which would exempt general aviation aircraft purchased in the state from sales and use tax. Last year, a similar bill passed the Senate, but failed in the Assembly, NBAA officials noted. The enactment […]
LightHawk presents new conservation map project
LightHawk aims to change how people see their environment with its newly launched Conservation Map Project. LightHawk’s Conservation Map Project features five years of aerial images and stories enabling users to explore their own world from above, something few people ever experience in person. Navigating over the map, users can spot manatees in Belize, hover […]
Twirly Birds name Les Morris Award Recipient
Social helicopter pilot group, Twirly Birds has named Roy Simmons as the 2014 Les Morris Award recipient. Simmons’ contributions to the helicopter business began over 50 years ago as a U.S. Marine Corps aviator and later extended to a career with Columbia Helicopters that lasted 33 years, eventually retiring as president of the company in […]
Former AOPA rep to be inducted into Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame
William A. Hamilton, Ph.D., will be inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame during a ceremony on April 24, 2014, at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. The citation that will be displayed in the Hall, along with a photo of Dr. Hamilton, will read as follows: “William A. Hamilton, a Pauls […]
LifeFlight of Maine adds four AWOS
Belfort Instrument Co. reports it has received an order from LifeFlight of Maine for four additional Belfort AWOS AV units. “When these four additional Belfort AWOS units are installed, Maine will have a network of 17 Belfort systems,” said Ralph F. Petragnani, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Belfort. The Belfort Automated Weather […]