The Bakersfield Flying Club, a small association of central California pilots based at Meadows Field, has donated more than $6,000 to Honor Flight Kern County. The money was raised through a club-sponsored raffle, and will be used to send World War II veterans to the memorial in Washington, D.C. The fundraising project started when the […]
Museum to host African American Pioneers in Aviation Day
On Saturday, Feb. 22, the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center will host “African American Pioneers in Aviation Day.” Visitors will have the chance to meet NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and watch a new puppet show produced for the museum about the Tuskegee Airmen.
Garmin seminar at Banyan
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) will host a Garmin seminar on March 20 starting at 6:30 pm. Presented by Joe Stewart of Garmin, it will include updates on the latest avionics including the G1000, G600, G500, G500H, GTN 750, aera 796, and Garmin’s GDL 88 and GDL […]
Wake turbulence tumbles Mooney
Aircraft: Mooney M20. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was in the traffic pattern for landing and was informed by the tower air traffic controller that there was a Gulfstream at his one o’clock position on a five-mile final approach. The pilot replied “I see the Gulfstream, ah […]
Ask Paul: What’s causing vibration?
Q: I recently installed a new three-blade propeller in my Comanche 250 with an O-540 engine. After the first flight I noticed a vibration when I decrease the rpm to 2400 or below, so I had the prop dynamically balanced. This did not change anything. The engine still vibrated. I contacted McCauley and they had […]
Pilots respond to call to support from Bahamas Habitat
Due to the overwhelming generosity of its donors, and a hangar bay full of supplies, Bahamas Habitat, a non-profit organization, found itself short of aircraft to fly supplies to The Bahamas for its 14th Fly In to Serve Others event. The bi-annual four-day volunteer experience, Feb. 20-23, launches from Orlando to deliver supplies and support for […]
GA deliveries up 4.3%, billings jump 24%
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments rose 4.3%, from 2,164 in 2012 to 2,256 in 2013. Billings increased to $23.4 billion, up 24% from 2012, when they totaled $18.9 billion. Billings in 2013 were the second-largest number recorded after 2008, when […]
AERO prepares for takeoff
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN — The 22nd AERO will start on April 9 with a focus on general aviation aircraft, helicopters, and business jets. There is the continuation of the special exhibitions Engine Area, Avionics Avenue, and the e-flight-expo, with the premiere of the UAS-Expo, where civilian drones will be exhibited. “We are seeing very good demand; 10 […]
Lightspeed Sierra ANR Headset now FlightLink-capable
PORTLAND, Ore. — Lightspeed Aviation’s Sierra ANR headset is now compatible with FlightLink, the company’s free app for the Apple iPad and iPhone. When used with the Zulu.2 — and now Sierra — headsets, FlightLink allows pilots to capture incoming and outgoing communications for instant playback or archiving to common audio management software — such as […]