Recipients of this year’s General Aviation Awards have been named. In each of the past 49 years, the General Aviation Awards program and the FAA have recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and safety for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety. Recipients of […]
AeroPremier Jet Center debuts at NEW
After almost four years, AeroPremier Jet Center finally moves into its new FBO offices at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEWS) in a recently renovated terminal. Formerly a National Guard helicopter facility, the building was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and it was uncertain what the fate of the structure would be pending FEMA funding discussions. In […]
Flying car to make auto show debut
The Transition Roadable Aircraft, developed by Terrafugia, Inc., makes its auto show debut at the 2012 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), April 6-15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. After years of testing and engineering breakthroughs, Terrafugia has decided it is time to share its unique product with the legions […]
Bonanza Society launches online training program
The American Bonanza Society (ABS) and the ABS Air Safety Foundation have launched BPPP Online+Flight. This new program presents the type-specific, pilot-centered classroom instruction of the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) through web-based education, combined with the training of BPPP flight instructors individually scheduled near the pilot’s home. BPPP Online+Flight is a significant addition to […]
IMC Club opens three new chapters
IMC Club International is opening three new chapters in the next two weeks. Pilots will gather at Iowa Flight Training in Cedar Rapids on March 6; North Ramp Aviation in South Burlington, Vt., on March 8, and MotionAir Aviation in Midlothian, Texas for the official inaugural meeting of the new IMC Club chapters. At the […]
Bad landing for student pilot
This March 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 172. Injuries: None. Location: Ft. Pierce, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A student pilot was practicing touch and goes with a […]
Honoring 50 safe years in the air
Since its inception in 2007, more than 2,000 pilots have received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA. The award, which recognizes 50 years of accident-free flying, consolidated several similar pilot awards, such as the Golden Eagle Award, that had been presented by various Flight Standards District Offices over the years. The award […]
Making progress at PAMA
By DALE FORTON. Our third edition of the PAMA Newsletter in General Aviation News reminds me of how fast our life goes by nowadays. When getting an A&P I never thought that writing articles for magazines and websites would be part of my daily routine. I recall less than a year ago when I started […]
Pilot flies mountain lion cubs to new home
On Monday, Feb. 27, Joy Covey, a LightHawk volunteer pilot from Woodside, Calif., had some very special guests aboard her Pilatus PC-12: Two orphaned, injured mountain lion cubs, who needed to be taken to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale, Ariz. The brother and sister were captured at the end of January by the […]