PilotMall.com now has a retail store open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SUN ‘n FUN Campus on the Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Fla. The store has more than 1,000 aviation-related items in stock. The shop held its grand opening April 27, and is open on Saturdays only, featuring […]
International Learn to Fly Day May 19
On Saturday, May 19, dozens of local events will turn dreams of flight into reality during the third annual International Learn to Fly Day, a general aviation community-wide effort to help people of all ages take that first step to discover flight. Find a local International Learn to Fly Day event near you at LearnToFly.org. […]
AeroLEDs receives PMA for landing light
The FAA has granted PMA Certification to AeroLEDs’ Sunspot 36HX landing light. Powered by new LED technology, the Sunspot will last 50,000 hours, allowing pilots to fly with the light on at all times for enhanced visibility, company officials said. The light also comes with “wig-wag” or pulsing capability and is so bright that it […]
AnywhereEducation acquires MS Aviation
AnywhereEducation has completed the purchase of MS Aviation’s aviation education content. MS Aviation, a San Jose, Calif.-based company, is an aviation content provider with a full suite of certification courses from Sport, Private, and Multi-Engine through Commercial Pilot and CFI, in addition to a large line of non-certification aviation courses such as “Using the G1000,” […]
Wheels up and around the world
Three Cessna Mustang jets, one Embraer Phenom 100, two Daher-Socata TBM turboprops and 16 people departed Quebec City, Canada, toward Greenland May 9 for the first leg of an 11-week trip to circumnavigate the world. The group of general aviation pilots will visit 27 countries and fly their planes 25,000 nautical miles before returning to […]
Free general aviation pilot safety seminars slated
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is sponsoring a series of free pilot safety seminars across the state on May 12, 14-16. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute will present the two-hour safety seminars at four locations across North Carolina. The presentation, titled “Wanted Alive,” discusses trends in general […]
Pilot with Alzheimer’s crashes
This May 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: Long EZ. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Wakefield, Va. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The daughter of the pilot reported that her father flew […]
If general aviation ran like Publix Super Markets
Southerners are familiar with the name Publix. The supermarket chain is more than a thousand stores strong, with something in the neighborhood of 150,000 employees. They embrace a family friendly attitude from top to bottom in their business model, and prize superior customer service above price. It’s a formula that works, and has worked amazingly […]
Kodak moment for Quicksilver
Among all aircraft producers in the world, a very limited number have exceeded the daunting barrier of delivering more than 10,000 airplanes. Those in this exclusive club include manufacturers of major aircraft such as Boeing, Cessna, Piper, and precious few others. While Van’s Aircraft is approaching this number with its RV kit-built aircraft series (itself […]