GREAT FALLS, Montana –Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) report that a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely upholds the backcountry airstrip designations on Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The RAF and Montana Pilots’ Association mobilized early on in the Bureau of Land Management planning process to retain the […]
FreeFlight ADS-B transceiver receives TSO
WACO, Texas — FreeFlight Systems, a developer of avionics for NextGen, has received TSO authorization for RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS‐B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance‐Broadcast) 978MHz transceiver family with optional internal WAAS/GPS. The transceiver provides full ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capability, with a WAAS/GPS in a single box that meets pilots’ needs today, according to company officials. […]
Wichita Aero Club to host Selena Shilad and Scott Ernest in September
WICHITA – The Wichita Aero Club will offer a double dose of aviation information in September when it hosts the leaders of two groups that have significant impact on the industry. Executive Director Selena Shilad of the Alliance for Aviation Across America (AAAA) will speak at the club’s Sept. 25 luncheon, followed the next day […]
Hangar Ten expands at MKC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Hangar Ten Aviation Services complex, located at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), is responding to pent-up demand for new hangar space by adding an 11,000 square-foot multi-use facility. The planned structure will feature a large bay, capable of hangaring aircraft the size of a Citation X, as well as […]
BirdWize enhanced
Xsight Systems has launched a new runway detection enhancement to FODetect that allows airports to track and reduce ground-level bird-related threats. Bird strikes cost the aviation industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The FAA receives more than 9,000 reports of bird strike incidents every year. More than 40% of all avian-related incidents occur […]
Fly-Around Dine-Around Fundraiser features Apollo astronauts
HUTCHINSON, Kansas — The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center’s annual end-of-summer fundraising event is celebrating its second year on Aug. 24. The Cosmosphere will welcome Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin (Apollo XI, Gemini XII), Walt Cunningham (Apollo VII), Joe Engle (Backup LM Pilot for Apollo XIV, STS-51I), Richard Gordon (Apollo XII, Gemini XI) and Fred Haise […]
Jeppesen teams with Piper
OSHKOSH — Jeppesen will now provide flight data to owners of new Piper aircraft as part of the aircraft purchase process. Delivery of new purchased Piper aircraft will now include Jeppesen NavData and digital charts onboard and ready for use in flight, Piper and Jeppesen officials announced on opening day of AirVenture. Piper aircraft equipped […]
Heavy airplane, density altitude bad combo
Aircraft: Cessna 206. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Arcadia, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be about 2,300 feet. The pilot, who was attempting a water takeoff, used 10° of flaps to get the airplane off the water. It climbed to about 400 feet but would […]
The extra-Solar Impulse stunt
Let’s get the obvious out of the way right from the start. The Solar Impulse is gangly, goofy-looking, slow, fragile, and can’t possibly carry the entire family in luxurious comfort to Aunt Sally’s house for the holidays. That pretty much covers what it’s not, a topic which seems to have gotten a fair amount of […]