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: Bellanca 7GCBC. Location: Newton, Ga. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The new private pilot was on a short cross-country flight […]
What do you need to know about ADS-B?
It’s been called the future of aviation. But what exactly is ADS-B and, perhaps more importantly, what does the average GA pilot need to know to prepare for that future? Called the cornerstone of the NextGen air traffic control system, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a combination ground- and aircraft-based satellite communications tracking network. Instead […]
Continuing education
GUEST EDITORIAL By PAULA DERKS, president, Aircraft Electronics Association My son graduates from college in December. His father and I could not be happier. Of course, we are proud he is obtaining a college degree, but I must admit we are more than a little thrilled that it means no more tuition payments, no more […]
Iowa Children’s Museum opens new exhibit
How do you get children interested in aviation? You make it fun. Given that premise, a new crop of aviators should be coming out of Iowa in a few years thanks to a new exhibit at the Iowa Children’s Museum in Iowa City. The Take Flight exhibit opened Sept. 23 to rave reviews from hundreds […]
Runway incursions down by 50%
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt reports that serious runway incursions were down 50% for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year. There were 12 serious incursions in fiscal year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, compared to 25 in fiscal year 2008. A runway incursion occurs when something or someone intrudes […]
Harrison Ford EAA scholarship fund created
By all accounts, Sept. 29 was a huge day for the EAA Young Eagles Program: Actor, pilot, and EAA member Harrison Ford stepped down after serving five years as the program’s chairman, passing the baton to famed US Airways pilots Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles. At a special dinner presentation that night, EAA members, the […]
Reaching out to help GA grow
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON We all discuss the declining numbers of pilots in FAA‘s database. Despite widespread concerns, efforts to bring more people into aviation have fallen short. Several worthy projects have attempted to reverse the drop in the pilot population. Over the years, EAA’s Young Eagles program has put nearly a million and a […]
Fantasy of Flight cookbook to fight cancer
A team sponsored by Fantasy of Flight is hoping to end breast cancer one step at a time with the sale of their new “Cooking for the Cure-Fantasy of Flight for the Fight” cookbook, a collection of 150 recipes including main dishes, sides, desserts, as well as a glossary of cooking terms, charts and conversions. […]
The right watch for the left seat
Now available from Sporty’s is the AOPA Zulu Time Watch. Made exclusively for AOPA, this aviator’s watch allows the wearer to view Zulu time in the digital readout, while having local time on the analog hands. The watch also features a countdown timer, stop watch, luminescent hands for night flights and a digital alarm. A […]