Pilots have plenty of batteries to keep charged these days, from iPads to smartphones to portable ADS-B receivers. Many of these gadgets require special high amp charging devices, and Sporty’s now offers a complete selection of pilot-tested gear to meet these needs. The Dual 2.1 Amp Cigarette Lighter Adapter [#7565A – $14.95] plugs into any cockpit […]
Pilot suffers in-flight incapacitation
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: Cessna T206. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Borrego Springs, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed What reportedly happened: The pilot was a member of the California Highway […]
Spring edition of General Aviation Security available
The second edition of ‘General Aviation Security‘ from GA Security blogger David Hook is available for free, as a download, or for $5 as a print magazine. Among the stories included are: Security by the Numbers, Firearms in Checked Baggage, Right Words Make Right Regs, Gold Nuggets for Airshow Planning, and more.
A long road to a big win
Tourism may not seem like a natural partner of the general aviation community, but it can be. It can even be argued that it should be. And as an naturally argumentative sort of fellow, I’ll be happy to take up that issue and carry it wherever I have to in order to make progress for […]
Cessna suspends Skycatcher sales in Europe
According to a French dealer for Cessna, 80 Skycatcher orders have been cancelled, but Cessna officials in the U.S. say the Wichita giant has just temporarily suspended taking orders for the LSA in Europe. For many months, my Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) Europe colleague Jan Fridrich and others have tried to convince EASA to […]
Air Journeys founder donates Baron to Bahamas Habitat
Thierry Pouille, president of Air Journey in Jupiter, Fla., has donated a Beechcraft Baron E55 to Bahamas Habitat for use in its mission work. Since 1998, Air Journey directors have shared their joy of adventure with fellow pilots. They have shown them the joy of flying in their own plane in small groups across the […]
Six chosen for Able Flight scholarships
On May 19, six Able Flight scholarship winners will arrive at Purdue University in Indiana to begin five weeks of intensive flight and ground training, an experience that will change their lives forever. The six men come from all over the country, and though their disabilities and challenges may be varied, they share the common […]
Contest launched to name GMU’s new pilot shop
A contest has launched to name the new pilot shop at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. “The Greenville Downtown Airport will soon have its own pilot shop,” stated Joe Frasher, airport director. “The Internet can be an okay place to order pilot supplies as long as you don’t mind waiting, hoping you […]
LOU FBO offers Kentucky Derby specials
The world’s fastest thoroughbreds will Run for the Roses at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but a few miles from Churchill Downs the race started early for Louisville Executive Aviation, as the FBO readied to handle four times its usual weekend traffic. Celebrities, horse owners and racing fans in some 300 aircraft from Los Angeles to Dubai […]