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 172. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Roseglen, N.D. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged 69 hours, was flying on […]
How pilots recycle
Pilots will spend a not-so-small fortune on aircraft and avionics, but they are notoriously frugal when it comes to maintenance. This is often manifested in a reluctance to throw out anything that might be useful again someday. You probably know a pilot who has a part off of a (insert name of aircraft here), although […]
Pilots on antidepressants
Here’s an interesting wrap-up of all the news coverage of the recent FAA decision to allow pilots who use certain antidepressants to continue flying:
Flight for the Human Spirit on weather hold
The takeoff of The Flight for the Human Spirit is on a “weather hold” status until at least Thursday morning, according to Mission Control for the flight. “We’ve looked at the weather from every angle,” said pilot Michael Combs, “but you don’t have to look very far to know that it is too windy to […]
Bidders ‘dividing the spoils’ of Epic Air
Executives at China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. find themselves “dividing the spoils” of Epic Air with pilots who were assembling kit-built aircraft at the Bend company’s plant when it went bankrupt last year. According to a report in The Oregonian, U.S. bankruptcy Judge Randall Dunn put the odd bedfellows together Friday when he ruled […]
Momentum grows for B-25 gathering in honor of Doolittle Raiders reunion
As a tribute to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders during their 68th reunion, the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, and Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio, will host one of the largest gatherings of B-25 Mitchell bombers since World War II. Approximately 20 aircraft from around the nation are scheduled to […]
Five questions before you buy your first plane
All it takes is money, writes David Wyndham, VP and co-owner of Conklin & de Decker, a GA consulting firm, in his monthly newsletter “AIReport.” He notes: “There are some great aircraft out there and great bargains. Now is the time to buy. But, if this is your first foray into acquisition of an aircraft, […]
Gulf Coast Avionics celebrates 25th anniversary
Gulf Coast Avionics, headquartered at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company, which opened as a two-man office in Tampa, Florida, has gone through a “remarkable 25-year period of continuous growth, expansion and recognition as a true one-stop shop for avionics, instruments, and pilot supplies,” according to company […]
Sport SX debuts
GRT Avionics is debuting the Sport SX, the company’s latest development in Electronic Flight Information Systems (EFIS) for light sport and experimental aircraft. Choose from basic EFIS features, including AHRS derived angle-of-attack to state-of-the-art synthetic vision and color map. Company officials note “there are options for every budget.” The Sport SX is shipping from stock […]