Rescuers who are trying to save the lives of endangered sea turtles stranded on Cape Cod beaches are hoping for more GA volunteers, especially pilots with roomy airplanes like a PC-12 or King Air, volunteer organizer Leslie Weinstein told AVweb this week. “We have successfully transported over 500 sea turtles thanks to all of you [pilots],” Weinstein said. […]
New name for Granby Airport
Granby-Grand County Airport (KGNB) in Colorado has a new name: Emily Warner Field, to honor the first woman hired as a commercial airline pilot in the United States. Warner had a home in Granby for more than two decades and was a regular at the airport which now bears her name, according to a report […]
New watches free you from batteries
Two new watches from Sporty’s Wright Brothers collection free you from batteries. The Citizen Eco-Drive Field Chronograph and the Citizen Eco-Drive Avion never need a battery. Citizen Eco-Drive technology harnesses the power of light, and converts it into energy, which is stored in a rechargeable lithium-ion cell. The batteries recharge continuously in any kind of light. […]
Stunning images a violation in the waiting, perhaps
Quartz magazine compiled a collection of images taken from the flight decks of commercial aircraft the world over. The post also dives deep into the violations of FAA and EASA regulations – potential or actual – taking these photos creates.
Garmin unveils new datalink weather receiver
Garmin has unveiled its new GDL 69 and GDL 69A SXM datalink receivers, which offer access to new weather service packages with lower activation fees from SiriusXM and its latest G4 satellite network. The GDL 69A SXM receiver provides both pilots and passengers with SiriusXM Satellite Radio audio in addition to new weather service packages, Garmin officials said. The […]
Turbo the Flying Dog now available
A new children’s book, “Turbo the Flying Dog,” is now available. The book tells the story of Turbo, a lonely shelter mutt. The day Turbo discovers he will finally have a new home and a family he learns he must first get there by plane. Turbo has never seen a plane before, let alone flown […]
VFR pilot descends into fog
Aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA. Injuries: None. Location: Tehachapi, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident occurred just before dusk. The non-instrument-rated pilot stated that prior to departure, weather reports indicated that clear skies prevailed at the departure airport with patches of fog at his destination. Despite the possibility of fog, he decided to attempt […]
Picture of the day: A rare formation flight
Jonathan Edwards sent in this photo of the Military Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Mosquito KA114 and Fagen Fighters’ Lockheed P-38 Lightning “Ruff Stuff” in formation at the 2014 National Warplane Museum Air Show in Geneseo, N.Y., taken July 12, 2014.
CAP members presented Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-six founding Civil Air Patrol members were present Dec. 10 to see the organization honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for the service they and more than 200,000 other CAP volunteers provided during World War II, when they helped protect U.S. shipping against German U-boat attacks and carried out other wartime domestic missions. […]