Tuskegee Airman and author Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, 90, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who currently resides in Southfield, Mich., will be signing copies of his book “Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW,” on Sunday, Feb. 20, from to 2 p.m. at Lyon Air Museum, located […]
Northwest Aviation Conference prepares for takeoff
What began as a small collection of booths hosted during a day of safety seminars has grown into the 28th Annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, slated for Feb. 26-27 in Puyallup, Wash. Each February more than 10,000 aviation enthusiasts and their families flock through the Blue Gate at the Western Washington Fairgrounds for […]
Young Eagles to take girls for first flights
For the first time in their young lives, girls from the Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama will experience their first airplane ride. On Feb. 19, the EAA Young Eagles program is taking 80 girls between the ages of 10 and 16 under its wings and into the air. Pilots of the EAA Young […]
CFI Tools upgrades preflight app
CFI Tools has unveiled the latest upgrade for its Preflight WX+ App for the iPad: An expanded weather forecast function. The forecast feature is a natural add-on for the Preflight WX+ App, which already packages other preflight information, such as weight and balance, takeoff and landing distances, and more, according to company officials. “We are […]
BATT: Fuel transport of the future
SEI Industries Ltd. has introduced the Bulk Aviation Transport Tank (BATT), the world’s first collapsible, double walled, aviation specific, baffled transportation fabric tank that enables users to safely transport fuel to remote sites via aircraft. The BATT will save remote site operators money, improve safety and is more environmentally friendly than traditional drum methods of […]
Wicks catalog honors Paul Poberezny
Wicks Aircraft Supply has dedicated its 2011 catalog to EAA Founder Paul Poberezny. The free catalog will be available at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, which begins March 28. Paul will be at Wicks’ booth each day to sign catalogs. Expanded this year, the catalog features tools, materials, new products and instructional media for homebuilders, […]
Sunrise Aviation installs Wi-Flight systems
Sunrise Aviation, a flight school and FBO at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN) in Central Florida, is installing the Wi-Flight flight data monitoring system in its fleet. Wi-Flight is an automated flight data capture and analysis system that also incorporates a cockpit voice recorder system. Sunrise Aviation has already installed the system in one of […]
Unforecasted wind flips Cessna
This February 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Broomfield, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was taxiing into position for takeoff when a wind […]
The Storch has landed
One of the observations made at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring was that the vast majority of Light Sport Aircraft are composite, with white as their base color. In short, it can be a challenge to tell one LSA from another. If you’re looking for an LSA that stands out on the ramp, […]