ForeFlight has introduced ‘Touch Planning’ and ‘Bring Your Own Procedures’ capabilities in ForeFlight Mobile HD for the iPad. The new touch planning capabilities in ForeFlight Mobile HD 3.6 allow pilots to tap out flight plans by touching different points on a sectional or IFR en-route chart, move waypoints with their finger tips, and quickly bend […]
Girl Scout Day at Evergreen Aviation Museum
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore., is hosting a Girl Scout Day on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Girl Scouts who wear a piece of their uniform will get a discount on admission that day. They will have an opportunity to see the biggest wooden airplane ever built, […]
Hangar Ten opens at MKC
Now open is Phase II of the Hangar Ten aviation services complex at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) in Kansas City. The two story, 26,000-square-foot executive terminal is highlighted by several crew rest areas including hotel-style pilot overnight rooms that double as day quarters. In addition, transient customers, as well as based tenants, […]
Sensenich debuts RV prop
Sensenich Propellers has introduced an adjustable, pin-indexed composite solution for many Lycoming-engine RV builders and owners. The 72-inch, two-blade prop incorporates patent-pending design features in the lightweight hollow-blade “I-beam” construction, according to company officials. Props are available with Sensenich’s co-cured metal erosion shield and available with pre-fitted, pre-drilled, well-balanced spinners. Sensenich pin-indexing allows precisely-matched, simple, […]
New packages, prices from Avidyne for Cirrus owners
Avidyne Corp. has unveiled a new limited-time package pricing for its Entegra Release 9 (R9) Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) system, which now includes the DFC100 digital autopilot. In addition, Avidyne is offering incentives for customers who previously purchased a DFC90 autopilot to upgrade to the R9 system and DFC100 autopilot. These packages and prices are […]
Full pattern distracts pilot
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: Cessna 172RG. Injuries: None. Location: Cleveland, Miss. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was on a solo flight in preparation for a […]
N.J. airport puts open land to innovative use
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. In rural southern New Jersey, GA seems to be going one way and high-end sports car racing […]
ASTM approves 94UL, 100VLL in the works
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. One alternative to 100LL avgas, 94 UL, was just approved by ASTM and will be […]
Burt Rutan to retire
Burt Rutan, founder and chief technical officer of Scaled Composites, Mojave, California, announced this week he would retire in April 2011 and assume the title of Scaled’s founder and chairman emeritus, according to a report at EAA.org. EAA is planning a salute to Rutan at next summer’s AirVenture.