Fifty years were put into context for Semiahmoo. Wash., pilot Ed Brown recently when he was awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the FAA. According to a report at NorthernLight.com, Brown, 76, has been in the flying business since the early ’60s. His career began in the cockpit of an Ercoupe but eventually landed […]
Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference is April 5
Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference is April 5 ROMEOVILLE—Find out how to launch a career in aviation at the 2014 Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference from 10 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, April 5 in the Lewis University Harold E. White Aviation Center located on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Informational sessions include various careers […]
ZuluLog.com acquires BlackBox Aviation Systems
NEW YORK — An agreement has been reached in which ZuluLog will purchase substantially all of BlackBox Aviation System’s assets related to its aviation record-keeping business. Under the terms of the agreement, BlackBox Aviation’s existing customer base for its aviation logbook services will be migrated to ZuluLog’s cloud-based service. After the transition, BlackBox’s users will […]
Electroair Electronic Ignition System now available
The Electroair Certified Electronic Ignition System for Continental O/IO-470 and IO-520 six cylinder engines is now available through Ameritech Industries, parent company of Eagle Engines and American Propeller. Ameritech is a stocking distributor for Electroair and systems are on the shelf, ready to ship, officials with the Redding, Calif.-based company said. The EIS-61000-1C STC’d ignition […]
Off runway ride in Cherokee
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Indianapolis. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was on a solo flight. He completed three normal takeoffs and landings before attempting a soft-field takeoff. As the nose lifted, the airplane began to veer left. He attempted to correct with an application of right rudder, but lost directional control, so […]
Bahamas Pilot Challenge winners revealed
Internet aviation retailer PilotMall.com has announced the winners of the 2013 Bahamas Pilot Challenge conducted for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Pilot Mall founder Neil Glazer, one of 13 Bahamas Flying Ambassadors who promote aviation tourism to the islands, administered the contest for North American flyers. More than 100 pilots entered the challenge seeking prizes […]
The great ones use leverage
A fairly bright man from the ancient world said something to the effect of give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it on, and I can move the world. Admittedly, it’s been at least 2,200 years since Archimedes supposedly uttered these words. So allowing for transcription errors and smudged copies, I’ve […]
MIT researchers seek your help with study
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s International Center for Air Transportation is studying the impact of ADS-B traffic and weather services — and they want your input. According to the MIT researchers, the goal of the study is to determine how general aviation pilots value and use these services. ADS-B — […]
FAA advances UND in its Safety Management System program
You’ve seen them on the boss’s bookshelf: Unwieldy binders stuffed with safety rules and regulations, the kind no one reads until report time. That’s the standard joke. But at the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace), safety across all professions and departments is no joke. “It’s a deeply ingrained […]