Avfuel has inked a new branding alliance with X Jet FBO at Centennial Airport (APA) in Denver. The agreement means that X Jet will offer AVTRIP point awards to pilots on qualifying fuel purchases, and also has Avfuel Contract Fuel pricing for jet fuel savings. Avfuel supplies fuel and related services, including quality assurance, safety […]
Carburetor icing blamed for Cessna crash
This August 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 150. Injuries: None. Location: Bay City, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was in cruise flight about three miles from […]
The new voting block in town
Traditionally, aviation enthusiasts are an ignored minority population. That’s certainly true when election time rolls around. Politicians rarely show up at the airport trolling for votes, which is ironic since aviation enthusiasts tend to be well educated, socially aware people who have an interest in the long-term stability of the system we live, work, and […]
Turn your iPhone into personal flight recorder
Flyvie Lite 4 is a free iPhone app, from Flyvie, for recording flights. Combined with the new Flyvie web-based Viewer, which emulates the recorded flight, the user can view the flight recording anytime, anywhere. Flyvie Lite enables real-time tagging for an efficient post flight debriefing. With the Flyvie Viewer, the user can also edit the […]
CFIs concerned about Arizona flight training discussions
Officials at the National Association of Flight Instructors said they recently became aware that the Arizona State Board for Private and Postsecondary Education will have a meeting this week to discuss the “Question of Regulation of Certain Classifications of Airplane Pilot and Instructors under Part 61 of the CFR.” The meeting will be held Thursday, […]
Hopes flying high
When the facelift at the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) in South Carolina is complete, city officials expect the economic impact to be significant, with one city official estimating the airport could bring in double the amount of money it generates now, according to a report at GoUpState.com. A 2006 state Aeronautics Commission study shows […]
Air show pilot Greg Poe to fly at Idaho wind farm opening
Greg Poe, an Idaho native and a world renowned airshow pilot, will fly Tuesday, Aug. 24, at a ceremony to formally welcome Idaho’s largest wind farm. Exergy Development group and its partners, which include GE Energy Financial Services, are breaking ground on the largest wind energy production facility in the state. Poe flies the Fagen […]
TRK breaks ground on new admin building
The Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK) in California, hosted a ground breaking Friday, Aug. 20, for its replacement administration building project. The project involves relocating existing self-serve fueling facilities for aircraft, parking, and construction of an 11,500-square-foot administration and terminal building. Construction is expected to take 14 months. The existing terminal building will be demolished upon […]
Former CAP national commander dies
Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Casaday of Birmingham, Ala., Civil Air Patrol’s national commander in the late 1970s and a 1980 inductee into the CAP Hall of Honor, died Aug. 16 at the age of 92. At the time of his death, Casaday was a Lifetime Member of CAP. Medically discharged from the U.S. Army in […]