Garmin has updated its G500/G600 flight displays. Software version 6.21 enables a number of capabilities, including: Control the Altitude Preselect for KFC 200/250 autopilots with the G500/G600 PFD, when paired with a GAD 43e Provides basic GWX 70 weather radar functions. Supports Cessna 400B/800B/1000 IFCS autopilots, when paired with a GAD 43e. For select TBM 700/850 […]
Student stalls, spins
Aircraft: Rans S-12. Injuries: None. Location: Festus, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Neither the student pilot nor his instructor had flown the airplane before the accident flight. The student pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was receiving flight instruction toward a sport-pilot license. The CFI reported that the airplane was high on final approach so […]
Aviation mystery thriller “Silent Sky” takes off
By JOHN WOLCOTT Just published, “Silent Sky” is the first aviation mystery thriller in a new series by pilot Cate Mighell. The sequel is already scrolling across her computer screen. In July, she captured the attention of many visitors to the three-day Arlington Fly-In that draws 50,000 visitors annually to Arlington Municipal Airport north of […]
Cessna reveals restored L-19, Dodge auction package
WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna has unveiled the restored 1959 Cessna L-19E “Bird Dog” (pictured below) to be auctioned at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. The L-19E will be auctioned alongside a Dodge M37 truck restored and donated by Okoboji Classic Cars, forming a unique pair of historical items offered in a […]
University Aviation Association presents awards
The University Aviation Association (UAA) recently presented its three annual awards. The 2013 Frank E. Sorenson Award was presented to Dr. Suzanne K. Kearns, assistant professor, commercial aviation management at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. A prolific researcher, author and presenter, Kearns is among the vanguard of researchers in the field of online and […]
AOPA names Coon to lead government affairs division
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Jim Coon as senior vice president of Government Affairs and Advocacy. Coon, who has years of experience working with Congress and the aviation industry, will oversee both the regulatory and legislative aspects of AOPA’s advocacy operations. Coon has spent much of his career working as a […]
Cessna celebrates 20th anniversary of Greensboro Service Center
Cessna is commemorating the 20th anniversary of its Greensboro Citation Service Center. The facility, located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., is one of the busiest in the network of company-owned service centers, and this year alone handled approximately 2,500 service orders for aircraft operating in or traveling through the mid-Atlantic United States, […]
FAA to delay sleep apnea policy
The Experimental Aircraft Association is reporting that the chairman of its Aeromedical Advisory Council, Dr. Stephen Leonard, learned from the FAA Thursday, Dec. 19, that the agency will delay implementation of its new sleep apnea policy planned for next month in order to gather additional input from the aviation and medical community. The new policy, […]
LiveAirShowTV kicks off 2014 with new series
LiveAirShowTV kicks off the new year with a new series called Inside Airshows, which will take a more in-depth look into various aspects of the airshow industry, whether it’s a performer, team, or support personnel. Each subject will have multiple parts and take airshow fans inside the operations at an airshow. The series will kick […]