Aspen Avionics has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval of Connected Pilot, the first in the series of the company’s Connected Panel product line that provides a wireless link between certified instrument panel avionics and portable smart devices. Leveraging Aspen’s Approved Model List, Connected Pilot is available to owners of more than 900 makes and […]
Long-time pilot Homer Barnes dies
Long-time pilot Homer Marion Barnes, father to frequent General Aviation News contributor Sparky Barnes Sargent, has gone West. The Pittsboro, N.C., resident died Aug. 11 at the age of 92. Born in Boone, N.C., Barnes, 92, was a veteran of World War II. He served as a radio and radar operator on anti-submarine patrol with […]
Shady Acres to celebrate 50th anniversary
Shady Acres (3B8), a residential airpark in Spanaway, Wash., will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a fly-in on Sept. 1. Call Judy Scott at 253-219-7980 for more information.
AOPA adds fourth flight training scholarship
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has added the Jimmie Allen Flying Club Flight Training Scholarship as the fourth award to its Flight Training Scholarship Program. The new scholarship, donated by AOPA member Sarah Wilson who pilots the 1929 Jimmie Allen Stearman Speedmail, will award $5,000 to a student pilot working towards an initial sport, […]
Too much brake for grass landing
This August 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Super Cub Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Buena, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot decided to fly to a grass strip […]
Cannibalism: A cautionary tale
You can consider this post to be a cautionary tale, told in advance of things getting really, truly ugly. I hope you’ll read it carefully, take it seriously, and take it as the motivational tool it is intended to be. When I was a teenager I had a small flock of chickens. After a year […]
Unleaded to Oshkosh
The dust has literally settled in Oshkosh, and there was a good deal of it on the first days of AirVenture 2012 when high temperatures and winds turned the headquarters of U2OSH — Unleaded to Oshkosh — into a blast furnace. A last minute mix-up (EAA had double-booked our space with Beechcraft) forced a move […]
Wings & Waves set to soar over Daytona Beach
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will join an action-packed weekend of aerial performances by more than 40 aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean at Embry-Riddle’s Wings and Waves Air Show Oct. 13-14, in Daytona Beach. The show begins at 11 a.m. daily on the shore in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. The event […]
Teens plan Fly-a-Thon for Colorado shooting victims
A Florida non-profit, Teens-N-Flight, is planning a “fly-a-thon” from its headquarters in Florida to Aurora, Colo., hoping to raise up to $10,000 to help the families of the 12 people killed and 58 others who were injured last month at a Colorado movie theater, according to a report in the Daytona Beach News Journal. The […]