The FAA Safety Team has issued a notice reminding aircraft operators that satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) will end as of Feb. 1. As of that date, the International Cospas-Sarsat Organization will monitor only 406-MHz ELTs, which “transmit a much stronger signal, are more accurate, verifiable and traceable to the registered beacon […]
Ultralight pilot arrested for flying over tribal land
The Hualapai Nation tribal police have cited a pilot for flying his ultralight over tribal lands near the Gand Canyon, according to a Jan. 22 report by Cyndy Cole in the Arizona Daily Sun. After flying over the western Grand Canyon, pilot Lionel De Antoni landed to find that his motor home had been towed […]
Crosswind landing goes awry
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The gusting crosswind conditions and the snow covered ground were factors.
Air Tractor’s new trainer takes off
Air Tractor has introduced the AT-504 – an all-new turboprop spray plane and trainer. Side-by-side cockpit seating is the most noticeable feature of the AT-504. Under its aluminum skin the AT-504 is built on Air Tractor’s AT-502B airframe. It also is powered by the same engine, a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG turboprop. “The AT-504 performs […]
‘Plane Dollars & Sense’ seminar slated
An aviation workshop and seminar, “Plane Dollars & Sense,” will be held Jan. 31 in Long Beach. During the seminar, a panel of experts will discuss legal, insurance, investment and sales/use tax issues for pilots and aircraft owners. The seminar, slated from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be at the Linehan Aviation Hanger at […]
Texas Sport KwikBild program scheduled
The next KwikBild builder’s assistance program for the Texas Sport Cub will commence Monday, Feb. 23, at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KLSR) in Texas. KwikBild is a builder’s assistance program to help amateur builders complete their own Texas Sport Cub aircraft kit in a factory setting. Customers can equip their aircraft with their choice of […]
Reel Stuff Film Festival takes off again in Dayton
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will host its Second Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation March 12-15 in Dayton, Ohio. Reel Stuff screenings, held at various theater venues throughout the four-day festival, will celebrate the diverse and colorful world of aviation as depicted through invited Hollywood studio productions and independent documentaries, according […]
Royce honored by International Council of Air Shows
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recently presented Ralph Royce with its Sword of Excellence, which recognizes outstanding service, individual achievement and personal contributions to the air show industry. Royce is best known as the Wings Over Houston Airshow air boss, but his numerous other achievements include his role as air show operations instructor, […]
Goodrich donates wind tunnel to ISU
Goodrich Corp.’s Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville, Minn., has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel will be the university’s first wind tunnel to be able to perform icing physics research and will be housed in Iowa State’s wind simulation and testing (WiST) laboratory. The WiST lab is a […]