San Diego Flight Training International (SDFTI) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since launching, SDFTI has achieved several accomplishments from being the first to provide an AST 300 simulator in San Diego County in 1989 to becoming the first flight school in the USA to be IMAGE qualified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in […]
Centurion Inspection Guidelines released
The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) has released “Cessna 210 Centurion Inspection Guidelines” to help Cessna 210 owners and their mechanics better inspect their aircraft. According to CPA officials, the impetus for the guideliens came from a discussion CPA Executive Director John Frank had with an NTSB investigator after a crash. Frank asked if the cracks […]
FlightSafety debuts international procedures training
FlightSafety International has introduced an online International Procedures Recurrent course. This self-paced course uses a variety of flight scenarios to help prepare for international flights and the associated regulatory requirements. The three flight scenarios include: Teterboro, N.J., to Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen to Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Beijing, China, to Teterboro. “FlightSafety’s customers will benefit from our […]
AvConnect launches iPhone app
AvConnect has released an iPhone application, AvConnect Mobile–Pilot & Aircraft Management, which gives owners/pilots the ability to update and track every logbook, flight and maintenance record from anywhere. Pilots now have the ability to update any flight or maintenance detail from their hangar or even from the air,” said Erik Murrey, CEO. “Any new information […]
Pink headsets debut
Powder Puff Pilot has introduced a line of pink aviation headsets. Sue Hughes, owner of the company, which specializes in products targeted to women pilots, partnered with an aviation headset manufacturer for a line of FAA-approved headsets with earcups that are bubble-gum pink instead of the usual olive, gray, or black. “I’m not so naive […]
Oversight in overhaul blamed for accident
This October 2007 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. Location: Prescott, Ariz. Injuries: 1 Minor. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the plane was in cruise flight […]
The Gilmore Red Lion
There is something about the Golden Age of aviation that makes homebuilders want to pay homage to those times. That’s certainly true of Mark Gilmore of Muncie, Ind., whose Marquart Charger MA-5 is done up in livery inspired by famed race pilot Roscoe Turner. Turner set several speed records and won air races in the […]
NextGen computer doesn’t keep up
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said a recent test of the computer system for the NextGen at the Salt Lake Center worked well with light traffic, but failed when traffic volume picked up. Called En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM), the system is the cornerstone of NextGen. NATCA officials say there are numerous bugs […]
The real world of bizav
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today published a new survey showing conclusively that some of the recent portrayals of business aviation are inconsistent with the true nature of the industry. The survey, conducted for GAMA and NBAA by Harris Interactive, depicts an industry in which the typical […]