FlightSafety International is expanding its “Surviving Inadvertent IMC” training program. The course is designed to help helicopter pilots avoid, prepare for, or recover from inadvertent flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions. The training is now be available at FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Fort Worth, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; Lafayette, Louisiana; and West Palm Beach, Florida. The training […]
Pilot Medical Handbook debuts
Just released is the Pilot Medical Handbook, designed to help pilots understand the human element and physiological aspects of flight. With the Medical Handbook for Pilots Advisory Circular (AC 67-2) discontinued, this new handbook is the only printed resource available with a collection of applicable FAA and Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) documents, articles and […]
Wicks expands metal inventory
As a part of its planned expansion in aircraft construction materials, Wicks Aircraft Supply has increased its offerings in metal products, including 4130 steel round and square tubing, strut tubing, steel sheet, and aluminum tubes and sheet. “Aluminum and steel are basic ingredients in many homebuilt projects,” said Scott Wick, president. “We have seen an […]
Lost student makes emergency landing
The student pilot’s poor management of the flight and attempted precautionary landing in unsuitable terrain, which resulted in damage to the airplane during the landing.
Aircraft Spruce Receives Platinum Award from Garmin
The Hudson River Conga Line
Submitted by Arthur G. Allen, Commissioner, Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission Those of us who have flown the so called “VFR Corridor” through the New York Airspace, often looking up at the skyscrapers, have had the flying thrill of a life time. I believe that pilots who have flown the Hudson River at the prescribed altitude know […]
Pilot speech recognition system certified
VoiceFlight Systems of Troy N.Y., has received FAA certification for its VFS101 pilot speech recognition system. The VFS101, the first speech recognition product to be awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the FAA, uses patented technology to provide accurate speech recognition and nearly instantaneous response. Voice entry of complex flight plans is accomplished 10 […]
FAA to study New York airspace
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA today convened a New York Airspace Working Group that will review current operating procedures over the Hudson and East Rivers and recommend safety improvements in two weeks to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. FAA air traffic and safety experts will review and analyze a variety of proposals to change the operating […]
Organize your right seat
When you fly alone, you need to organize your cockpit so that you’re not searching for a pen, balancing a drink or reaching too far for charts and papers. That’s where Sporty’s Co-pilot Organizer comes in. You can place the cockpit organizer on an open seat and secure it to the seatback with the included […]