With ASA’s new FAR/AIM app, reference, study and review just became more portable and as close as your iPhone or iPod Touch. The new FAR/AIM app contains complete and up-to-date information from Titles 14 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 and 49 CFR) pertinent to pilots, flight instructors, and flight crew, combined […]
Flightwise brings flight tracking to the iPhone
Flightwise, the world’s longest-running, web-based flight tracking service, has launched its flight tracking applications for the iPhone. Available in three flavors: “Free,” “Lite”and “Pro,” the applications provide mobile versions of the same data available at Flightwise.com. The free version provides the ability to track aircraft by entering basic search criteria, such as a flight ID, […]
Education events for entire family slated during Doolittle Reunion
Learn how to prepare for a mission like the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders did, participate in a hands-on activity with B-25s on the deck of an aircraft carrier, or see how a radial engine works during Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force April 17. “Storytime” begins at 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 […]
Wicks Aircraft cuts package prices
Wicks Aircraft Supply is now offering a 10% reduction in price to anyone submitting an order for a complete materials package for a scratchbuild aircraft project between now and the end of Oshkosh. The order would have to include all wood, steel, composites, aluminum, hardware, and electrical wire used for building the airframe from the […]
‘Aluminum Overcast’ heads to Phoenix
EAA‘s B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast” will be flying missions at the Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2- 4, at a tour stop hosted by EAA Warbirds Squadron 20. “Aluminum Overcast” will be making its first tour stop of the year at Deer Valley Airport and will visit more than 30 cities during […]
Business Jet Center-OAK adds hangar space
Business Jet Center (BJC) has added more than 15,000 square feet of hangar space to its Oakland International Airport (OAK) FBO. With the addition, BJC now manages more than 100,000 square feet of business and general aviation hangar space, making it one of the largest FBOs in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to company […]
Boots lead to bent plane
This March 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: None. Location: Bremerton, Wash. Aircraft damage: Minor. What reportedly happened: The pilot was taxiing to his hangar when he noticed a […]
Senate passes FAA reauthorization
To the surprise of some and the pleasure of many, the Senate passed a reauthorization bill for the FAA Monday evening, March 22. With the House having passed its reauthorization bill last year, the two can go directly to conference for reconciliation and give the FAA a stable base after 11 three-month temporary extensions. The […]
Breezer II, Part II, Act I
It didn’t work out the first time. Breezer I wasn’t quite mature for the burgeoning Light Sport Aircraft market. The import structure was unwieldy, adding cost and distancing the customer from the source. As Breezer Aircraft took over manufacturing of the all-metal LSA, Breezer II arrived in 2008, joining new leadership in Europe with fresh […]