The Scottsdale Air Fair will return to the Scottsdale Airport [Arizona] on November 5 and 6. The air fair was canceled in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks ten years ago. Hosted by the City of Scottsdale, the air fair supports the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program and other community organizations.
UAS – friend or foe?
“Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are the future,” according to the September 2011 European Aviation Safety Agency newsletter. Three pages of the eight-page newsletter are dedicated to UAS, which includes some quotable nuggets: “to fully achieve the UAS industry’s vision, UAS will come in all shapes and sizes and operational constraints will have to be relaxed […]
Aviation history flies into the I-X Piston Power Show
Get a sense of aviation history with a B-17, B-25 and other warbirds at the I-X Piston Power Show, slated for Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in Cleveland, a showcase of cars, bikes, and planes — all things piston powered. Featured at the show will be the B-17 “Memphis Belle,” as well as the B-25 “Martha Jean,” […]
Non-instrument-rated pilot crashes in clouds
This September 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 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Houma, La. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The non-instrument-rated commercial pilot requested and received a special visual […]
Politics trump safety at Ohio airport
Supporters of the Norwalk-Huron County Airport (5A1) in northern Ohio said that county officials’ refusal to seek $400,000 in federal airport aid ignores increasingly worsening hazards on the airport’s approaches. According to an AOPA report, a pro-airport organization vowed to continue its efforts to preserve the airport despite years of pressure on officials to close […]
ADS-B equipment to be installed at SCTAC
The ITT Corp., on behalf of the FAA, has selected South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC) as a site to deploy Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment. This equipment is part of the Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) program, which is part of the FAA’s next generation ATC technology and represents the first major step […]
Threshold Technologies to participate in NASA campaign
Threshold Technologies will provide a Gulfstream II (GII) to participate in NASA’s High Ice Water Content flight campaign. Threshold and sister company Aviation Maintenance Group (AMG) will also provide maintenance and support for the aircraft throughout the project. “We are very excited and proud to be joining Flight Test Associates’ team on this project,” said […]
Naples Jet Center named Phenom Service Center
Florida’s Naples Jet Center has been named as an Embraer Authorized Phenom Service Center. As a Phenom Service Center, Naples Jet Center will offer maintenance, service, upgrades and warranty work for owners and operators of the Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 aircraft. The company will also be able to support the EEC and ESP […]
Coradine Aviation joins Aspen’s Connected Panel partner program
Coming this fall, LogTen Pro for iPad will be integrated with Aspen Avionics’ Connected Pilot, enabling pilots to download flight time data direct from an aircraft’s panel. Coradine Aviation Systems will be one of the first aviation software companies to integrate with Aspen Avionics’ recently announced Connected Pilot, the initial product of its Connected Panel […]