The NORAD Tracks Santa website, which launched on Dec. 1, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, web store, and more.
CAP expands fleet
The Civil Air Patrol, the world’s largest Cessna piston aircraft operator, has added four Cessna Skyhawks, one Cessna Skylane, and one Cessna Turbo Stationair H to its fleet of almost 550 Cessna aircraft.
The FAA wants your input on weather products
The FAA Aviation Weather Division (AWD) is leading an effort to assess convective weather products through user feedback, agency officials noted.
Unbalanced fuel consumption leads to engine sputtering on landing
During cruise in my Velocity XL, one tank was consuming fuel faster than the other, even though they are interconnected.
Picture of the Day: Rough landing, spectacular views
David Wade submitted this photo and note: “Marble Canyon (L41) is an Arizona airport in the Grand Canyon with spectacular views and a dangerously rough landing strip.”
STC vs ASTM: What’s best for unleaded fuels?
There is some confusion as to how the ASTM process compares to Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the unleaded fuels that will replace 100LL. Some people even think that they are basically the same. In reality they are very different and most of that difference goes back to our old friend liability.
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum contender for top new museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is in the final stretch of online voting as one of 16 new museums across the United States nominated for the “Best New Museum” by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards for 2024. Other contenders include The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas; the Museum of Broadway in New York; and the Gettysburg Beyond Battle Museum in Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania.
CubCrafters public offer closes at end of year
Share price is $5.45 in the first public offering of the 42-year-old company.
uAvionix updates AV-30-E software for experimental aircraft
One of the primary features of the update is support for the AV-APA (Analog Port Adapter), an accessory that connects the AV-30 to legacy installed autopilots, company officials noted.