Author Jeremiah D. Jackson has released a new book, “The Flight of the Feral Chihuahua: In Pursuit of the Round-Trip Transcontinental Speed Record.” The Flight of the Feral Chihuahua is a true story about the effort, challenges, and fears behind setting a new round-trip transcontinental speed record in a small airplane. Here, Jackson retells his […]
Kannad Aviation launches new website
Kannad has launched a new website for its Kannad Aviation brand of emergency distress beacons. The website, at KannadAviation.com, presents Kannad Aviation’s products, including the Integra Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), whose integral 406 MHz and GPS antenna enables it to carry on transmitting if it is carried away from a downed plane, and the compact […]
Online training for FBO employees launches
The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Safety 1st recently launched an online Customer Service, Safety & Security Module for FBO employees. Included in the training are customer service, safety and security best practices and procedures, videos and photos to help shape understanding, quizzes throughout to reinforce major concepts, and a final exam to ensure comprehension. […]
Botched go-around kills one
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: RV-6. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Martinsville, Va. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged about 800 hours in a similar […]
Sending a message: Oregon man uses his rare plane to spur political debate
When Happy Miles of Albany, Ore., brought his deHavilland Heron DH114-X2 to airshows this year, it was hard to say what drew more people to the airplane. The rarity of the British four-engine aircraft in the United States? Or the fact Miles had Fox News painted on the tail, as well as the names of […]
Pure-Gas posts new record as 100LL slowly disappears
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. Despite pressure from the ethanol lobby Growth Energy and recent EPA approval of E15 for […]
Pay attention to Wichita
Think exports will save America? Pay attention to Wichita, says a recent blog post from Derek Thompson, an editor at TheAtlantic.com. He says that Wichita “is an outsized powerhouse when it comes to building things other countries want…What’s Wichita’s secret? Look up.” The blog posts notes that the city has “one of the country’s most […]
Time to ditch FAA medicals?
Does it make sense that pilots need a third-class medical to fly even the smallest GA aircraft, while drivers can get a license to drive vehicles that weigh much more without a checkup? David Wartofsky doesn’t think so, reports AVweb, who notes that Wartofsky, owner of Potomac Airfield near Washington, D.C., has petitioned the FAA […]
Flabob Veteran’s Day celebrations Nov. 6
With fly-overs and fly-ins featuring a variety of antique, classic, homebuilt and warbird aircraft, this year’s annual Veteran’s Day celebration at Flabob Airport (RIR) in Southern California is expected to draw close to 5,000 people. Set for Saturday, Nov. 6, the event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Parking and participation […]