“WHAT is THAT?” That is the most common reaction when people see the Pitcairn Autogiro PA-18 fly overhead at air shows. The 1930s-era aircraft looks like a cross between a helicopter and an airplane. The 160-hp Kinner engine sounds like that 20-inch bike you had as a kid when you put playing cards in the spokes. […]
The challenges of ADS-B
While ADS-B is being touted as the cornerstone of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System, the FAA’s plans to deploy the new technology nationwide face “significant risks and challenges,” according to a recently released report by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Asked by Congress to examine the FAA’s plans for […]
Smile! Proposal to put photos on pilot licenses expected by end of year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smile, you might soon see your face on your pilot certificate. The FAA says before the end of this year it will issue a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to require photos on pilot certificates. This follows years of prodding by Congress and others after a bill requiring photos on IDs in […]
GA pilots to relocate rare Mexican wolves
GA pilots from Denver who volunteer for Lighthawk will transport two rare Mexican wolf females that are part of the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan next week their new home in Washington State. LightHawk has previously donated flights to transport Mexican wolves, aplomado falcons, orange-breasted falcons and river otters. In this relocation, LightHawk is working […]
Kneeboard for iPad debuts
New Sky Products, LLC has introduced AppStation, an iPad kneeboard for aviation, which gives the user the ability to safely manipulate the iPad while flying or conducting other tasks. The unit is a solution that does not require an additional mounting device/kit or expensive, complicated installation, according to company officials. Constructed of high performance polycarbonate […]
Free flight sharing website launches
WorldAeroClub.org has launched to match GA pilots — and non-pilots — who wish to get together and fly. To do just that they click themselves into the cockpit using the website’s automated Flight Dispatch that matches all flights and flight requests. The website also offers a number of useful features to pilots who wish to […]
Dynon adds traffic alerts to SkyView
Dynon Avionics has added the ability to alert and display air traffic graphically, TCAS-like, within its SkyView products. Traffic will show up on SkyView’s moving map and synthetic vision displays using standard TCAS I symbols. SkyView will identify the location, severity of threat, distance, vertical separation and heading of any aircraft within the traffic system […]
Duncan Aviation introduces blog
Duncan Aviation has started a blog, “The Duncan Download.” This blog is occasionally technical, but not always, according to company officials. In it, the company provides its perspective on many facets of the business aviation industry, including Wi-Fi, HSD, WAAS, Duncan Aviation-Provo updates, blended winglet modifications, community volunteerism and industry updates. Readers can subscribe and […]
Narco Avionics celebrates 65 years
Narco Avionics, in Fort Washington, Penna., commences celebration of its 65th year in business by unveiling its New Radio Rebate and Factory Service Discount Program. The program, which starts Nov. 1 and runs through January 21, 2011, will provide a $50 rebate to all customers who purchase a new transponder and a $75 rebate to […]