TEMECULA, Calif. —Quicksilver Aeronautics reached an important milestone with the receipt of an airworthiness certificate for its first-ever Special Light-Sport Aircraft. This final approval now enables the Southern California producer to begin offering ready to fly models of its aircraft. “On June 26th we received the airworthiness certificate and the operations limitations sheet for our […]
NAFI to sponsor MyGoFlight’s iPad EFB Challenge
The National Association of Flight Instructors has become a sponsor of MyGoFlight’s iPad Takes Flight! EFB Challenge Edition, a seminar/contest series designed to advance the use of iPads and other tablet devices in-flight by pilots. This seminar series builds on the iPad Takes Flight! seminar series given by MyGoFlight to thousands of pilots over the past […]
South Shore Air Show canceled
FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Fair Oaks Farms and the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority have cancelled the 2014 South Shore Air Show, originally slated for July 11-13. “It is with much regret that Fair Oaks Farms and the South Shore CVA must cancel the air show due to a force majeure event that neither […]
Community Day Activities set for Sept. 20 at BVS
BURLINGTON, Wash. — Young people will have a chance to explore the world of aviation and earn a free airplane ride when the Port of Skagit hosts Community Day at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 20. Co-sponsored by the Heritage Flight Museum and the Skagit Airport Support Association, the […]
Crosswind Concepts expands to Centennial Airport
Crosswind Concepts, an aviation training center based at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colorado, has opened a second training facility at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado. CC focuses on one of the most crucial – and one of the most deficient – aspects of flight training: Crosswind landings, according to company officials. “The number one weather-related aviation […]
Winner Aviation names Neil Gallagher president
VIENNA, Ohio — Winner Aviation Corporation has appointed Neil Gallagher to succeed Rick Hale as president effective immediately. Hale will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and will take on a new role as chairman. Gallagher previously held the position of vice president of maintenance. Since joining the company in 2012, Gallagher was responsible for […]
Trig Avionics partners with the NextGen Fund
Trig Avionics has become a NextGen GA Fund Partner. This fund provides customers with access to loans to help GA aircraft owners pay for their ADS-B equipment and related installation costs. Trig Avionics produces a range of transponders for pilots looking to prepare for the 2020 ADS-B mandate. Through the loan program, loans in excess of $10,000 […]
Downwind landing goes bad
Aircraft: Cessna 206. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Minor. Location: Homer, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during an approach to a lake. Just as the airplane touched down, a gust of wind lifted the left wing and the right wing struck the water. The airplane nosed over abruptly, and the cabin immediately filled with […]
Drones & airplanes: Mitigating the culture clash
By BRAD HAYDEN When strange newcomers appear on the threshold of any environment, the friction between them and the established residents stems from incomplete understanding of the prerequisites for safety and survival of both. By any name — unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned aircraft system (UAS), remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) — this is the situation […]