The Baja Bush Pilots has been renamed Bush Pilots International, expanding to include the US, Canada, The Bahamas, The Caribbean, and Colombia. In addition, the organization will continue to provide services in Mexico and Central America, as it has in the past. Adding these additional countries, as well as providing flight information, insurance, and group […]
Give the gift of flight
Give the gift of flight this holiday season and help prospective pilots turn their aviation dreams into reality through the Flight Experience, an introductory kit from EAA and Sporty’s Pilot Shop. The Flight Experience kit is designed as a pathway to aviation participation through an informative flight experience with a CFI. For $139, individuals receive […]
‘Artful Flying’ published
“Artful Flying,” a new book by Michael Maya Charles is now available. Dubbed a guide to “inner flying,” the book notes that there’s more to flying than safely getting an airplane from point A to point B, more than coaxing an airplane into the air and bringing it back to earth without breaking anything, or […]
Mechanical issue brings down Bonanza
This November 2008 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: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: None. Location: Bloomington, Ind. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was flying on an IFR flight plan. The airplane […]
Service with a smile
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. It’s a simple concept. Be kind and courteous to your customers, and they’ll remain your customers for a good long time. Even better, they’ll be inclined to tell their […]
An open letter to the EPA regarding Mogas
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer and aviation journalist. Dear EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson: The RFS mandate in EISA 2007 is not a mandatory […]
Can’t make it to AOPA Aviation Summit?
If you can’t make it to Long Beach, Calif., for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit, which kicks off Thursday, you can catch some of the programming online with AOPA Live — live, streaming interviews with some of the most interesting people in general aviation. AOPA will offer live programming Thursday, Nov. 11, […]
Tips for proper tire maintenance
When it comes to aircraft tire maintenance, few people have visited more hangars and seen all manner of service work and maintenance procedures than Goodyear Aviation’s Rob Robson, a product support manager for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who, for more than 10 years, has been immersed in aircraft tire product support for everything […]
Aircraft shipments dip again in third quarter
Factory shipments of general aviation aircraft dipped again in the third quarter of the year with business jets dropping 20.3% from last year while pistons declined only 6.6% below 2009, according to figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. In the first nine months of 2010, total general aviation airplane shipments fell 14.5%, from […]