Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Statesville, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The CFI and student took off from a private grass strip and climbed to 800 feet and turned to the left. The CFI reduced the power to simulate an engine out, and the student pilot turned back towards the grass […]
Close to home: The impact of tower closures
If you are a pilot, nothing gets your attention faster than when the FAA proposes closing local control towers. As part of FAA budget cuts due to the sequester, agency officials notified 173 contract air traffic control towers across the country that they will be shut down on April 7. Airport officials have until March […]
Is the control tower at your airport up for closure?
Go to SaveContractTowersNow.com and click on Affected Towers and Communities to download a PDF that lists all the airports slated for closure. The website also has information on how to contact your elected representatives and tips on what to say to get the message across that closing the towers is a bad idea.
NTSB preparing videos on GA safety alerts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is preparing short videos about five safety alerts for general aviation covering the most frequent types of GA accidents. The videos will be available this spring and feature regional air safety investigators sharing their experiences and observations of the various accidents they investigate. The NTSB investigates […]
Unmanned aircraft industry poised to create 70,000 jobs in next three years
A new study from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new jobs in the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national airspace system. Integration is scheduled to take place in 2015. Beyond the […]
Able Flight scholarship benefit at Fantasy of Flight
How do you throw a great party in aviation and make it possible for wounded veterans and other people with disabilities to become pilots? Just mix inspiring new pilots with music and food and have the party at Fantasy of Flight near Orlando on Saturday, April 20. It’s a night to celebrate aviation’s good news […]
Avemco continues Safety Education Tour at WAI conference
Avemco Insurance Co. Vice President Marci Veronie, will present “The Top 10 Aviation Insurance Myths” during the Women in Aviation International Conference, March 14-16, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the second speaking stop for the Avemco 2013 Safety Education Tour, an aviation advocacy initiative that focuses on encouraging pilots to […]
State Tax Guide for General Aviation released
Conklin & de Decker has released its new 2013 State Tax Guide for General Aviation. Packed full of critical tax information, the State Tax Guide is a reference tool for helicopter and fixed-wing operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals, and others. The State Tax Guide contains the latest taxes and fees imposed on general […]
Gardner Aviation Services debuts catalog
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Gardner Aviation Services has introduced its General Aviation Fixed Wing and Rotorcraft Product Support Catalog. The catalog features all the top brands in avionics, instruments and pilot supplies, including the latest in digital displays, communications and ADS-B technologies. With the catalog’s debut, the company, an avionics and maintenance shop in business […]