Michael Frazier has joined BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Airmotive as Regional Engine Manager selling engine services for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, JT15D, PW500 and PW306C engines. Frazier will cover the Northeastern USA from Pennsylvania through Maine. Frazier spent nearly 20 years working for Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Services […]
Night flight ends in accident
This December 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: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Pittstown, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot and the flight instructor were on […]
What will the new year bring for GA security?
GUEST EDITORIAL By DAVE HOOK Trying to foretell the future of general aviation security is a challenge as our community is at a crossroads. Over the coming months we will have to decide just how much regulated security we are willing to accept and how much voluntary security we are willing to uphold. I offer […]
Prediction 2011 – Medical
2011 will be an amazing year for General Aviation. The following is one of a series of absurd (unless they come to fruition) predictions. The quotes are manufactured (by me) and the only thing standing in the way of making these a reality is the cajones to make it so. Bye Bye 3rd class medical […]
Book Review: Aviators in Early Hollywood
Airplanes and movies were born during the same decade and have been intertwined since. In fact, back in the day, the way most people were first exposed to aviation was through the movies and newsreels, which usually ran preceding the featured movie. If you are a vintage movie buff and aviation fanatic, “Aviators in Early […]
Recycling to renew aviation
Members of the Thomas Wathen Foundation at Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., have a new recycling project: They collect aviation magazines from a variety of local pilots and enthusiasts and then deliver them to 22 different schools. So far, they have dropped off over 50 cases of slightly used copies of General Aviation News, […]
Instant weather
Thanks to GAN columnist Paul McBride for passing on this link to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) national weather map. Just roll your mouse over the map and instantly see weather at airports around the country. “This has got to be the best thing since sliced bread!” says Paul. Do you agree?
FAA seeks fixes to collision warning devices
FAA officials are proposing fixes to midair-collision warning devices installed on what they say are nearly 9,000 U.S aircraft, after uncovering a safety problem during a test flight, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The proposed Airworthiness Directive is the result of a flight test over a busy airport’s airspace, which found […]
Centennial of Air Mail at Oshkosh
Vintage aircraft and attractions, along with special programming, will honor early aviation pioneers through a commemoration of centennial of air mail service during EAA AirVenture 2011, slated July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The 100th anniversary commemoration of air mail service will focus on the aircraft and people of the pre-World War II […]