OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Aviation Museum’s popular Flashlight Night returns for the Halloween Night Flashlight tour Oct. 31. Visitors are invited to bring their flashlights and come out for an evening of fun and exploration of the darkened museum. Flashlights also are available for sale at the gift shop for $3. Hear stories of […]
Garmin D2 Pilot Watch at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the new Garmin D2 Pilot Watch, which has GPS capability and a worldwide airport database that feature Garmin’s signature direct-to and nearest functions. Additionally, pilots can start their “time off” using the stopwatch and set a vibrating reminder to switch fuel tanks using the timer. Also, it automatically starts […]
First IMC Club Chapter in Latin America to open in Santiago, Chile
Pilots will meet in November in Santiago, the capital of Chile, to establish the first chapter of the IMC Club International in Latin America. IMC Clubs is the brainchild of Radek Wyrzykowski. As a flight instructor in Norwood, Mass., he developed a volunteer mentor program to help instrument pilots improve their proficiency, and they loved […]
Master Instructor Program transitions to Internet-based application process
The Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP) began its transition to an Internet-based application process in October 2013, joining organizations such as TEDx, Disney, and Chicago Public Schools as clients of FluidReview’s online application management system. This is one of several key upgrades made to the program as a result of a meeting of the […]
Insurance company offers GA pilots incentives to obtain advanced training
Insurance company Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has signed an agreement with flight simulation and training companies, CAE and Aviation Performance Solutions (APS), which will allow general aviation clients based in North America to increase aviation safety through a combination of an advanced training program and financial incentives embedded into the insurance purchase. The advanced training […]
Slippery pedals lead to nose over
Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Dyersburg, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. During the second landing, the airplane bounced. The pilot’s foot slipped off the right rudder pedal, landing on the right heel brake. The airplane nosed over and came to rest on its back. Probable cause: The […]
Can you stop nose gear shimmy?
The key to shimmy problems is to prevent shimmy from starting in the first place. You have to start with the routine stuff that is in the service manuals.
UAV eyes in the Open Sky
By DAVE HOOK. Do you like taking photos from your airplane? Most flyers do, even if it’s only every once in a while. You should be aware of a legislative slippery slope that’s developing. Unmanned aircraft are currently in the crosshairs of legislators at varying levels of government. At issue is the ability of UAVs to […]
16 year old’s solo captured by local TV news
What a cool story! Sierra Patterson soloed on her 16th birthday and the local television station was there to capture it — complete with a proud dad, worried mom and a very excited young girl. Check it out here. And Congratulations Sierra!