LoPresti’s First Saturday event on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26) in Florida will host Richard Snook of Missionary Flights International, an “airline for missions” in Haiti and the Dominican Republic September’s charity breakfast event begins at 9 am. with coffee and full breakfast. The presentation will follow from 10-11:30 a.m. Charity donation […]
K-State Aviation hires Hinchee
Kansas State University at Salina has hired Lowell James Hinchee as a full-time aviation instructor. In addition to teaching in the classroom, Hinchee will help oversee flight training operations. Hinchee is a Master Certified Flight Instructor-Aerobatic with nearly 8,000 flight hours and more than 30 years of aviation experience. He has served as an assistant […]
Bizjet lands at Colorado college
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., has donated a Learjet Model 35A airframe to Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely. The donated aircraft will be used by the college to allow Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) students to develop the skills they learn in school on a real aircraft. According to Larry McNutt, director of […]
MT-Propeller FAA certified on Baron
MT-Propeller recently received an FAA STC for the next generation 4-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-14-D-C-F/CF188-30g propeller on the Beech Baron Model 95-C55, E55, D55, 58, G58 with the TCM IO-520 and IO-550 engines. The propeller installation is improving the overall performance and provides best vibration damping characteristics for almost vibration free propeller operations; reduces the […]
Air Zoo adds rare Fairchild 24K to collection
The Air Zoo is adding a rare classic plane to its collection — a 1938 Fairchild 24K, which is set to land at the Kalamazoo, Michigan, museum the second week of September. The 24K is a high-wing single-engine monoplane that was flown for personal and business use in the late 1930s. It had a quick […]
Sporty’s releases flight review app
Now you can prepare for your next flight review on the go, with Sporty’s Flight Review app. All you need is an iPhone, iPad or any iPod Touch. Based on Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course, the Flight Review app contains over 96 minutes of 3D animations and in-flight video, which plays full size. Using a […]
Failure to follow procedures kills three
This September 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: Lockheed P2V-7. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Reno, Nev. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was being used for a fire retardant drop […]
Korean War vet celebrates 78th birthday with first flight lesson
Earlier today, Korean War Veteran Gerry Nadeau celebrated his 78th birthday by taking his first flight lesson at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport in Florida. Nadeau’s first comment upon getting in the airplane was about the advanced radios and equipment in the Cessna 172SP, said Will Shaw, a CFI at Sunrise Aviation. The flight consisted of […]
New terminology from air traffic controllers coming Sept. 30
Pilots will hear new terminology from air traffic controllers as they wait for takeoff clearance beginning Sept. 30. Instead of “position and hold,” pilots will hear “line up and wait.” The new instructions were recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board and conforms to international terminology. The phrase “traffic holding in position” will continue to […]