The Finer Points of Flying has reached the 1 millionth download of its online series of flight training videos and podcasts. The Finer Points of Flying is comprised of more than 200 episodes of aviation podcasts, videos, and interviews with industry professionals. All are available at TheFinerPoints.net. Hosted by flight instructor and musician Jason Miller, […]
FAA approves new tailwheel for Husky
Alaska Bushwheel has just completed the FAA’s approval process for utilizing a new tailwheel assembly on Aviat Aircraft’s Husky A-1C. The new tailwheel features a three leaf steel tail spring that weighs 2.5 pounds less than the old five leaf model and is approved for the Husky’s 2,200 pound gross weight. The new Alaska Bushwheel […]
Cessna gets FAA nod for G1000 SVT
Cessna Aircraft Co. has received FAA certification for Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) for all G1000-equipped 172 Skyhawks, 182 Skylanes, 206 Stationairs and the Caravan product line. The Garmin G1000 SVT gives the pilot a 3D graphical representation of the surrounding terrain and displays the aircraft’s position in an enhanced topographical database, according to company […]
Groups team to address workforce crisis
Careers in Aviation has entered a formal partnership with the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA), designed to bring awareness to the aviation industry’s workforce crisis, according to officials. “Our industry must look toward the future. Even more during these global economic times, we must all focus toward the next generation of our industry’s workforce,” said […]
Wind shear contributes to crash
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the high wind conditions and wind shear encounter on final approach, that led to a failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and a stall.
Mustangs & Mustangs Show at Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight and Imperial Mustangs, both in Polk County, Florida, have scheduled their annual Mustangs & Mustangs car and vintage airplane show for April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is the only event in Florida that showcases both the restored P-51 Mustang aircraft used during World War II and Ford Mustang […]
Woman injured by propeller
A woman was seriously injured when she walked into a moving propeller at the Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Maryland, on April 5, police said. Cynthia Lynn Connelly Ryan walked into the propeller just after 12:30 p.m., they said. She suffered a severe head laceration and was transported to the R. Adams Cowley Shock-Trauma Center […]
Stolen Cessna lands after pursuit
A Cessna 172 was reported stolen from a flight school in Thunder Bay, Canada, on the afternoon of April 6. It entered U.S. airspace and quickly was intercepted by two F-16s and a Customs & Border Protection CitationJet somewhere over Lake Superior. They decided it was not an immediate threat and escorted it, constantly trying […]
Air Traffic Control Association likes Babbitt as FAA Administrator
The Air Traffic Control Association issued a statement April 6 welcoming the nomination of Randy Babbitt to be the next FAA Administrator. ATCA believes that the confirmation of an Administrator is “vital to moving forward the much needed modernization of air traffic control and to boost the ongoing efforts to implement NextGen programs.” The statement […]