NORTH POLE – The FAA has announced that Santa One, the reindeer-powered sleigh Santa Claus uses to deliver presents to good children around the world, has been cleared for its worldwide Christmas Eve flight. Santa One will be faster, quieter and more efficient this year with the help of NextGen technologies, FAA officials said. “As […]
What fuel does Santa burn?
As Christmas approaches, we wondered what fuel Santa Claus will be using this year? With the average price of avgas having risen from $1.81 in December 2008 to nearly $6 in December 2012, the nice folks up on the North Pole must be thinking about alternatives, just as many pilots are these days. The image […]
Storing your airplane for the winter
Are you ready for winter? Is your plane? AVweb recently published a primer on the importance of preparing your plane for winter. It’s complete with detailed instructions for Lycoming and Continental engines. Check it out here.
Holiday vacation fun at New England Air Museum
The New England Air Museum will hold family fun activities Dec. 26-30. Daily activities include demonstrations about the science of flight, and the Museum’s Flight Sim Spot will be open each of these days between 12pm and 4pm. Flight Sim Spot allows visitors to use state-of-the-art simulators to virtually fly any aircraft using real cockpit […]
Air Zoo blasts off with holiday rocket clinics
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo is offering Holiday Rocket Clinics filled with hands-on science experiences for kids on Dec. 27, Dec. 28, Jan. 3 and Jan. 4. During each clinic, participants will build and launch their own model rockets, while learning about the history of rockets and space exploration. Participants will also tour the […]
Legacy Aviation expands at F29
Legacy Aviation Services has nearly doubled its maintenance and modification shop space to 22,000 square feet at its C.E. Page Airport facility outside Oklahoma City. Steve Reid, head of Legacy’s maintenance and modification business unit, said the decision to expand was absolutely necessary. “As the business and general aviation fleet of turbo props and light […]
Radio Navigation Sim app for students released
Digital Aviation has released the Radio Navigation Simulator ‘Student’ edition-Instrument Navigation Trainer for Pilots, for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, which includes instrument panels suited to the requirements of student pilots at the beginning of their IFR training. The new app is based on the Radio Navigation Simulator Pro app, which includes additional advanced HSI […]
The show goes on
Conversations drifted to tragedy in Connecticut, but the holiday season’s 25th annual Toy Parade went on as scheduled at the Spruce Creek Fly-In community in Florida. The parade boasted an ingeniously decorated Cub, Cherokee and Waco, the latter owned by 2012 Grand Marshalls Pat and Lenny Ohlsson, long-time real estate gurus (pictured below) Spruce Creek’s […]
Watch your downwind
By Mary Rosenblum, President-Elect, Oregon Pilots Association TROUTDALE, Ore. – You drive out to the hangar one afternoon, it’s a great day to be in the air and you can’t wait. You make the turn onto the airport and what do you see? Construction cranes? In the pattern? Hey, what gives? Who the heck is building […]