The Federal Communications Commission has formally stayed its rule on the prohibition on the certification, manufacture, importation, sale or use of emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) that transmit distress alerts on frequency 121.5 MHz.2. The FCC took this action at the request of the FAA. FCC officials are planning a new Notice requesting public comment on […]
The Wrong Stuff: Flying on the Edge of Disaster
BOOK REVIEW By J. DOUGLAS HINTON, For General Aviation News It’s not often you can pick up an autobiography or biography and get right into the action. You usually have to suffer through two or three tedious chapters telling where the person was born, raised, went to school, what sports they played, who their friends […]
The Art of Aerobatics
Air show performer and Red Bull race pilot Michael Goulian shares his insights into his flying career — and more — in a very cool new video at AirShowBuzz.com
Tour the world’s largest military museum — without leaving your house
Imagine sitting in your living room when suddenly you find yourself in the Presidential Gallery of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, standing on the steps of the Sacred Cow, the aircraft on which President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 creating the U.S. Air Force. Glancing around you also […]
An open letter to Florida’s new governor
Leadership at the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA) have sent a letter to the state’s new governor, asking him to reconsider his decision to sell the state’s aircraft. The letter to Gov. Rick Scott — who is a pilot and aircraft owner — begins by applauding the governor for his “use of your own aircraft […]
Elementary school to focus on aviation
An elementary school in Blaine, Minnesota, devoted to flight will make its maiden voyage in September. According to a report in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, the Anoka-Hennepin district is converting University Avenue Elementary School, a regular neighborhood school, to the University Avenue Specialty School for Aviation, Children’s Engineering and Science. Read the full report […]
Product updates unveiled by CubCrafters
The New Year will see CubCrafters making a number of updates to its production aircraft. CubCrafters General Manager Randy Lervold comments: “We’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve our aircraft. We pursue these improvements through in-house design initiatives, and also with off-the-shelf technical advancements, such as more advanced navigation systems. The changes for […]
See the Wright brothers in flight
The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, will present a detailed examination of documentary footage shot of the Wright brothers at Fort Myer, Virginia, in 1909, successfully demonstrating the world’s first military airplane Jan. 22. After extensive research and editing, the footage for the first time reveals this momentous event as it actually […]
Western Aircraft named Piper dealer
Piper Aircraft Inc. has selected Western Aircraft as Piper’s dealer for new aircraft sales in Alaska, northern California, Oregon and Washington. “As Piper strengthens its global dealer network, we are delighted to be able to add a Greenwich AeroGroup company and the terrific sales team at Western Aircraft to represent the company’s product line in […]