This May 2009 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: Diamond DA-20. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Olathe, Kan. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During an attempt to perform a touch-and-go, the student pilot […]
The busiest airport in the world — for a week
From new FBO to a solar farm, the future looks bright for LAL Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is the busiest airport in the world — at least for one week every year when the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In is going on. And while that week is crazy busy, airport officials want you to know there’s […]
FAA installs 150th Alaska weather camera
In an ongoing effort to improve aviation safety in Alaska, the FAA has turned on its 150th weather camera in Talkeetna, a village whose airport is the hub for mountain climbing and sightseeing flights to Mt. McKinley. Aviation cameras are positioned to view sky conditions around airports, air routes and mountain passes. They provide pilots […]
WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation joins forces with Stallion 51
The “Horse and the Hun” will be hangared together at Stallion 51’s facilities located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation and the rare FW190 Weisse Eins restoration project is moving its restoration center and museum to Stallion 51 Corporation’s Hangar 2, sharing space with Stallion 51’s “Crazy Horse.” The […]
International Learn To Fly Day May 21
Dreams of flight will become reality for tens of thousands as the second annual International Learn to Fly Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 21, will connect aviators with those who have always wanted to discover flight. International Learn to Fly Day is an aviation community-wide effort helping people of all ages take that first step […]
Kitchener Aero upgrades historic F86
Kitchener Aero Avionics (KAAV) has completed a cockpit/avionics update to a very special Canadian aircraft — the Vintage Wings of Canada museum’s (VWoC) Canadair Sabre 5 (F86 Saber), aka the Discovery Air “Hawk One.” The centerpiece of the installation is a Garmin G500 Integrated Flight Display System. The modification program was started in February and […]
DTO FBO goes green
US Aviation Services at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas has upgraded to green technology, utilizing renewable energy in the form of solar panels on top of two large maintenance buildings. The buildings, which are used for aircraft inspections, maintenance, and aircraft performance enhancements, have a total footprint of 28,800 square feet. On sunny days, the […]
Aviation legend Mary Feik addresses SD Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Aviation legend Mary Feik addressed — and participated in — the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol’s annual wing conference and awards dinner April 30 at Cedar Shore Resort. Feik, a longtime CAP member, was the first woman to break the all male barrier of aircraft engineers and test pilots in World War […]
10 earn Master Instructor accreditation
10 CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, […]