Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling has launched a global photo competition on Facebook to win a Private Pilot’s License (PPL). A once-in-a-lifetime flight with the Breitling Jet Team is also on offer as a prize for the runner-up. A panel of aviation heroes, which include famed A-list pilot John Travolta and Swiss aerial adventurer Yves […]
Two win internships
Jessica Miller of Hutchinson, Minn., and Shelby “Blaine” McCaleb of Savannah, Ga., will receive the work internships of a lifetime, as they have been named recipients of this year’s EAA/DAHER-SOCATA International Scholarships. The internship program is now in its fifth year. Each recipient receives a five-week internship at DAHER-SOCATA’s Tarbes facility in France, located in […]
Air Facts relaunched as online journal
The Air Facts, first published in 1938, has been revived as an online journal edited by Air Facts former editor Richard Collins and presented by Sporty’s Pilot Shop. As was the focus in 1938, Air Facts will continue to explore the techniques of safely using airplanes for transportation. Included is material about places to go […]
Wireless GPS takes flight
New Sky Products is expanding its product line to include mobile GPS Solutions with the addition of the XGPS150 Universal Bluetooth GPS Receiver. The product adds GPS capabilities wirelessly via Bluetooth connection to the iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, and to other smart phones, tablets and laptops, which support the Bluetooth SPP. Kurt Ave, New Sky […]
FIRCs with a twist
CFIs now have two new choices when renewing their CFI certificates. The FAA has awarded AVSeminars a new two-year authorization to conduct Flight Instructor Refresher Courses and it comes with two, new twists. After a year of conditional authority conducting webinar FIRCs, the FAA okayed AVSeminars’ request to conduct “Progressive Webinar FIRCs.” CFIs can now […]
Skycatcher to be at Cannes
The Cessna 162 Skycatcher will be at the Cannes Air Show, on display by Aeromecanic, a Cessna distributor and pilot center in France. The C162 will be on display with other Cessna aircraft, including a C182, a C172, and the a Corvalis TT, during the International Exhibition of General Aviation June 9-June 11 at the […]
Gusty winds bend Taylorcraft
This April 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: Taylorcraft BC12-D. Injuries: None. Location: Southbridge, Mass. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: As the pilot raised the tail of his tailwheel-equipped airplane during […]
Little ‘Mr. Mulligan’
Hal Wighton’s Luscombe pays homage to the famous racer When pilots dream, they often dream about airplanes and missions they’d like to fly. One of the most popular daydreams is to imagine yourself an air racer of the 1930s, flying a famous machine like the Howard DGA-6 “Mr. Mulligan.” Hal Wighton of Bloomer, Wis., decided […]
FAA, CFIs meet about changes to knowledge tests
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) took part in a meeting in Oklahoma City April 20 with a number of aviation industry organizations and training-materials providers about the process of airman knowledge test development and administration. This meeting, while a regular, yearly event, focused on recent concerns the industry has expressed about changes to […]