An airport celebration will be held May 11-12 at Oceano Airport (L52) in California. The festivities begin Friday May 11 with a Beach Burger Fry and Dance from 5:30 to 9:30. The $10 ticket buys dinner and the dance. Music will be provided by The San Luis Jazz Band. The theme of Saturday’s events is […]
Book signing at MAPS Air Museum
The author of “My Very Dearest Anna,” Kara Martinelli, will be at the MAPS Air Museum in Canton, Ohio, Sunday, April 29, for a book signing that coincides with the aviation museum’s spring pancake breakfast. The first book from Hemlock Films, “My Very Dearest Anna” features letters from Martinelli’s grandparents during World War II. The […]
Commemorate your first solo
Whether it’s your own first solo or that of a friend or family member, Sporty’s First Solo Commemorative Wooden Plaque will keep that memory vivid. The alder wood, laser-etched plaque is custom engraved with the pilot’s name and airplane on two lines. The words on the plaque read: “Rare is a sense of accomplishment felt […]
New prop approved for Navajo
MT-Propeller has received an FAA STC for a next-generation 4-blade scimitar composite propeller on the Piper PA-31P Navajo with the Lycoming TIGO-541-E series engine. The new STC provides improved performance, maximum durability and reliability and is suitable for all weather operations, company officials said. According to company officials, the propeller installation: Provides best vibration damping […]
Blackhawk helps Skydive Hawaii customers leap into paradise
The recent installation of a Blackhawk XP42A upgrade package in one of Skydive Hawaii’s Cessna 208B Caravans will receive a traditional blessing from Kahuna Butch Helemano, a Hawaiian priest, this Saturday. Following the 6 p.m. ceremony at Skydive Hawaii, located at the Dillingham Airfield on Oahu’s North Shore will be a full Hawaiian luau and […]
WingX adds ADS-B Traffic and more
Hilton Software has added ADS-B traffic to WingX Pro7. WingX Pro7 will initially support 1090 MHz ADS-B traffic and add 978 MHz ADS-B traffic in May. Additionally, WingX Pro7 Version 6.4’s moving map now highlights obstacles on en route charts and declutters the screen as the user pinch-zooms. “We introduced ADS-B weather over a year […]
Delayed go-around for Bonanza
This April 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: Beech 35. Injuries: None. Location: Boulder, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot was attempting to land his single-engine airplane in […]
‘FIFI’ dustup leaves more questions
The truth is out there… somewhere. Last week, a proposed amendment to the House’s National Defense Authorization Act caused a bit of a firestorm. The proposed amendment from Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) would “bar the Department of Defense from loaning or gifting any U.S. military aircraft or parts to any entity except those that would put the […]
Flying on wings of Mercury
Though Hammondsport, N.Y., is synonymous with the name Glenn Curtiss and well known as the home of the Curtiss Aeroplane Co., after World War I Hammondsport also became the home of another aircraft manufacturer — Aerial Service Corp. Aerial Service Corp. was conceived and formed in early 1920 by former members of the Curtiss company. […]