The Summer Academy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus offers teens hands-on exploration of aviation and aerospace topics. This year the Summer Academy offers the following camps, some of which may be taken for college credit: Aerospace I, Aerospace II, Aviation Career Exploration, Aviation Discovery for Women, Aviation Voyage, Flight Exploration, Generations, and SunFlight. […]
Two killed when skydiving plane stalls
This April 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 P206. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 2 Serious. Location: Mount Vernon, Mo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was being used for skydiving […]
Need continues for Haitian relief
There is still a need for pilots to help in Haiti, reports Rick Garcia, president of Gulf Coast Avionics at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida, who made a relief flight to the earthquake-stricken island March 6. Accompany Garcia were Greg Newlun, who served as co-pilot, and John Loute, a Haitian acquaintance of Garcia’s who had […]
GAFuels bloggers hold seminars at Sun ‘n Fun
GAFuels blogger Dean Billing sends the following report on his three talks held last week at Sun ‘n Fun 2010: There was a lot of media coverage of Sun ‘n Fun, but you will notice that none of it was about the fuel situation facing GA. There was only one group of pilots that presented […]
FAA reauthorization expected in 2-3 weeks
Within the next two to three weeks, the FAA might have its first full reauthorization in four years, Rep. James Oberstar (D-Miin.) said at a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing Wednesday. Oberstar, who chairs the full committee, said he and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate committee on transportation, and their staffs have […]
GA prepares for an unleaded future
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally begun the regulatory process required by the Clean Air Act that may ultimately result in standards mandating the industry’s transition to unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas). The EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), which is a key opportunity for the general aviation community to provide […]
How does your engine compare?
Aviation Laboratories has added a data analysis package on the “results” section of its website, AvLab.com. Company officials note they use the “vast engine analysis database to compare your engine to similar engines, and then provide a comparative analysis.” Officials add the Aviation Laboratories Analysis Results Meter provides notification of potential problems
Lyons named ‘Artist in Residence’
Aviation artist Sam Lyons has been named “artist in residence” by Sun ’n Fun Fly-In, Inc. “We’re very pleased to welcome Sam Lyons to this newly created position of Artist in Residence,” said Chairman Bill Eickhoff. “The position is in the process of being defined and we look forward to how the position – and […]
Cessna delivers first Citation CJ4
Cessna Aircraft Co. has delivered the first Citation CJ4, the first Citation delivered with Cessna’s newly released GreenTrak flight planning software. The Citation CJ4, certified in March, is the newest and largest member of the CJ family of business jets, consisting of the Citation CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3. The CJ4 is approved for single-pilot operations […]