Now available at PilotShop.com is the MyClip Kneeboard, which works with all versions of the Apple iPad including the new iPad Air. The design, which also works with any full size tablet on the market today, transitions from portrait to landscape mode allowing easy viewing of charts and approach plates. Soft rubberized clips gently hold the […]
Low-level aerobatics kill two
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Boynton Beach, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial What reportedly happened: Both people on board the Cirrus were pilots. At the time of the accident, the plane was returning from an airshow and flying in formation with two aerobatic airplanes. The pilot of one of the aerobatic airplanes reported that shortly after the Cirrus […]
Scenes from Copperstate
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — More than 500 aircraft and 6,100 attendees from 12 countries and 37 U.S. states converged on the 41st-annual Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) in late October. This attendance figure tops the 2012 number by more than 600, according to fly-in officials. Due to federal […]
21-year-old commercial pilot got his start in CAP
Stephen Bloesmsma’s 16th birthday was one he will never forget. While most teens his age are in hot pursuit of a driver’s license as a top priority that day, Bloesmsma had higher aspiration — his first solo flight. “I remember after my first takeoff thinking to myself, ‘Well, I’m committed to landing the airplane now. […]
More Pilot Proficiency Projects planned by SAFE
Following last month’s success of its first Regional Pilot Proficiency Project (PPP) in Texas, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) has promised more such fee-based events, with Florida likely the next venue. SAFE debuted its Regional PPP on Oct. 26-28 at Redbird Skyport in San Marcos, Texas, drawing 28 paying participants from as […]
DiamondShare program expands
DiamondShare has expanded to three new locations, Republic Field (KFGR), Farmingdale N.Y.; Essex County Airport (KCDW), Caldwell N.J.; and at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), Raleigh N.C. Each location has New Diamond DA40 XLT models that feature G1000 flight decks with Synthetic Vision and digital autopilots with WAAS approach. The four-place airplanes cruise at 170 […]
Pan American employees slate reunion
Former employees of Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) will gather in Miami Saturday, Dec, 7, for a reunion at their old headquarters on the Miami International Airport, currently the corporate offices of Pan Am International Flight Academy, the surviving training division of the airline. Mary Diorio, President Pan Amigo Inc., says: “We are very […]
Sporty’s glasses will entertain your aviation buddies
Three new sets of glasses are ready to go for end-of-year holiday celebrations. These new glasses sport humorous sayings to enliven your home bar or hangar. Beer Pint Glasses inform your guests that beer is cheaper than avgas. These pint glasses are available in a set of four. Debriefing Assistant Glasses are cocktail-size that “assist” […]
Latest FAA Safety Briefing now online
Delayed because of the government shutdown, the November/December 2013 issue of FAA Safety Briefing is now online. The issue explores the FAA’s Flight Standards Service efforts in promoting safety within the National Airspace System. Articles focus on the diverse roles and responsibilities of Flight Standards and highlight the contributions of its many safety professionals. Feature […]