SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight Airpark is getting a new home, and moving day is Jan. 31. Three aircraft — the Concorde, Air Force One and Lockheed Constellation — will be towed across the street to join the Boeing 787 Dreamliner already parked next to the museum. Beginning Feb. 14 the airpark will be adjacent to the museum’s […]
Banyan to host iPad Takes Flight EFB Challenge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Banyan Pilot Shop will host MyGoFlight’s iPad Takes Flight! EFB Challenge – Connected Flight Edition Seminar. This seminar is designed to advance the use of iPads and tablets as an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and a connection to information and on-board navigational systems during all phases of flights.The seminar will be presented […]
Poor flare leads to bounced landing
The pilot was attempting to land the Luscombe 8 in Elkhart, Indiana. The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear and bounced. He attempted to recover from the bounce by reducing pitch so that the main landing gear wheels would touch down simultaneously, but he inadvertently applied too much pitch control and simultaneously […]
Picture of the day: Oshkosh airshow
Reader Mark Creighton submitted this photo of Gene Soucy and Theresa Stokes performing at Oshkosh.
LSA market share for 2014
When government reports unemployment, GPD numbers, or crop yields, they release some information that is invariably changed. Despite best efforts, statistics are often improved later. With that fact in mind, following is our preliminary report for fully-built Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) in calendar year 2014. SEEKING TRUTH All the information is taken from the FAA N-number […]
Wings over Kenya
By TUCKER AXUM III I entered this world with an adventurous spirit, but my true passion for flying didn’t fully emerge until 17 years later, when I was a high school student and my friend Jared Guillory gifted me with Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. I invested hours exploring the physics of flight, deciphering the multitude of […]
Video: How Lycoming builds engines
Ever wonder how your Lycoming engine was built? AVweb just posted a video that tells the story.
RPA and football don’t mix, FAA warns
The FAA has issued a warning to operators of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA): Don’t even think about flying over the Super Bowl this Sunday to get your own view of the action.The agency notes that the Super Bowl is strictly a “No Drone Zone.” The FAA bars unauthorized aircraft — including RPAs — from flying over or near NFL […]
Sporty’s online course for Young Eagles tops 30,000
The Experimental Aircraft Association and Sporty’s Pilot Shop report that more than 30,000 young people have enrolled in Sporty’s Online Learn To Fly Course as a follow-up to their EAA Young Eagles flights. The Sporty’s course, which was first offered to all Young Eagles without charge beginning in 2009, allows young people to take the FAA […]