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 […]
Garmin’s 100 million milestone
Garmin officials are celebrating the company’s latest milestone: It has sold more than 100 million of its products to pilots, motorists, boaters, runners, cyclists, golfers, hikers, hunters, and geocachers — who all depend on Garmin to help show the way. “This is a tremendous milestone for Garmin. In just 23 years, we’ve gone from a […]
Volunteer pilots fly to help whooping cranes
As if being raised by humans in bird suits and taught to migrate by an ultralight aircraft wasn’t challenging enough, a reintroduced flock of endangered whooping cranes now faces a new challenge: Mastering nesting and rearing chicks. But crane biologists and general aviation pilots are banding together to use flights in small airplanes to see […]
Aerobatic star Chambliss teams with GoPro
Kirby Chambliss, a five-time United States National Aerobatic Champion and two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champion, has struck a partnership with GoPro, which produces a line of cameras. The partnership is designed to showcase Kirby Chambliss’ aerobatic skills and footage of amazing views of the world. “I am thrilled to share my passion through […]