The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) has released a new Code of Ethics. This code will help flight school owners, operators and managers to advance the business of flight training at their respective firms, association officials said, adding the Code of Ethics is the starting point for the FSANA Flight Training Accreditation Program […]
ChartBook-S cleared for takeoff
FlightPrep has released its latest Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) platform, the ChartBook-S. An all-in-one portable EFB and TabletPC, the ChartBook-S offers flight planning and in-flight navigation capabilities. A Class I and II EFB, the ChartBook-S allows pilots to replace their paper charts and fly paperless with FlightPrep’s geo-referenced electronic charts – placing Sectionals, TACs, Enroutes, […]
Embry-Riddle acquires advanced trainer to study hypoxia
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University has added a new Mentor Advanced Aircraft Training Device from Frasca at its High-Altitude Lab at its Daytona Beach campus. The Mentor, which is approved by the FAA, replicates the cockpit of a Cessna 172 aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 integrated avionics and a Truvision visual system, the platform used in […]
Popular aviation titles converted to iPhone eBook apps
PilotMall.com Inc. has launched a line of iPhone eBook applications, converting 12 popular FAA Publications into iPhone eBooks that are now ready for download from the Apple iTunes web store. Titles available include the Airplane Flying Handbook, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook, Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAR/ AIM and many more. The eBooks are organized by […]
Distraction leads to mid-air collision
This October 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 180, Cessna 210. Injuries: None. Location: Whitewater, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial, Minor. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot of the Cessna 180, […]
Nobles among us
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. I spent Friday and Saturday last week moderating a special event at Fantasy of Flight, the site of Kermit Weeks’ personal aircraft collection, in Polk City, Florida. The two-day […]
Copperstate 2010 on the horizon
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. During my recent appearance on the Powered Sport Flying (Internet) Radio Show, I said I remained amazed that although the western U.S. has a large share of all pilots and airplanes in the country, no airshow seems to have […]
Flying Heritage Collection keeps ’em flying
An airplane that is flown on a regular basis stays healthy. The folks at the Flying Heritage Collection at Snohomish County Airport Paine Field (PAE) north of Seattle know this only too well. That’s what it holds Free Fly Days to show off the collection’s airworthy World War II aircraft. The collection, created by Microsoft […]
Old Rhinebeck air show dedicated to Glenn Curtiss draws crowds
Nearly 700 people came out to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for the air show Oct. 9 to commemorate the innovative spirit of Glenn H. Curtiss and his historic flight in the Albany Flyer from Albany to Manhattan in 1910. The show was produced and sponsored by the Hudson River Valley Institute (HVRI) and the Hudson River […]