Disney’s “Planes” lands in homes and mass retailers nationwide on Nov. 19. The underdog story about a crop dusting plane named Dusty with sky-high dreams touches down on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On-Demand featuring several bonus features. To view an 8-minute peek of the film, click here. http://youtu.be/WBi4FWOgNPc Directed by Klay Hall (“King of […]
Go-around gets ugly
Aircraft: Mooney M20K. Injuries: None. Location: Anderson, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the landing was normal but during the rollout, when the airplane was about halfway down the runway, the wind shifted to a strong tailwind, which lifted up the tail. The airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied full power […]
The future of fuel
“We have to stop loving the problem and just fix it.” Those words, spoken by Lycoming’s Michael Kraft at the 2010 AirVenture, may sum up best the quest to find an unleaded replacement for 100LL. Ostensibly, the industry has been working since the early 1990s towards finding a solution, but efforts didn’t really get serious until […]
Continuing a family tradition
More than 30 years ago, Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) taught his son Perry to fly in the family’s 1954 Grumman Tiger. Perry’s first cross-country flight after he soloed was to Oshkosh, his dad sitting proudly in the seat beside him. Fast forward to this year’s Oshkosh and Inhofe, a regular at Oshkosh no matter what […]
California Dreamin’
By Mitch Latting and Jolie Lucas California Dreamin’, the California Pilots Association (CalPilots) Annual Meeting, is coming to the San Luis Jet Center (KSBP), Oct. 18-19. Beginning Friday evening, $5 wine tasting will be offered by Tolosa Winery. In addition, there is a Beach Burger Fry, provided by The Central Coast Smokers. Speakers for the […]
The return of Pilots Without Pants
BAYPORT, N.Y. — The Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York has launched its new fundraising calendar, Pilots Without Pants 2014. This calendar features 13 of the world’s most beautiful antique aircraft with an unexpected twist! “Our past best-selling calendars have raised the eyebrows of the aviation community, and this one will top last year’s reactions […]
AOPA FlyQ EFB now supports Sagetech’s Clarity ADS-B receivers
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag 1.2 app now supports Sagetech’s Clarity family of ADS-B receivers. “We’ve been working with Sagetech since the very beginning to integrate our respective products,” said Steve Podradchik, CEO of Seattle Avionics, which developed the app with AOPA. “It’s a natural pairing because both our […]
Company’s survey at NBAA will aid breast cancer research
AUGUSTA, Kan. — GlobalParts.aero, a provider of aftermarket parts and services, will survey its customers and prospective customers during the upcoming National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas, promising to donate $1 for every survey completed to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. “We have ordered pink shirts to wear at NBAA as a show […]
Jeppesen launches Mobile FlightDeck 2.1
Jeppesen recently introduced version 2.1 of Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck for iPad and iPad mini. New capabilities include the display of own-ship positioning on geo-referenced terminal procedures and an integrated distance measuring tool that minimizes the need for pilot interaction with the app, according to company officials. Mobile FliteDeck also introduces automatic display of airport taxi […]