Bird-B-Gone, Inc. introduces new Bird Chase Super Sonic, a state-of-the-art system that features distress and predator bird sounds of more than 22 types of birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic targets pigeons, crows, starlings, swallows, gulls, woodpeckers, sparrows, grackles, cormorants and many other birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic will protect your property and surrounding area for […]
Let there be light with Illuminaviator
AvShop introduces a new flashlight called Illuminaviator LED. The dual-switch flashlight is designed with two separate on-off buttons, giving pilots a choice between a pre-flight white LED mode and an in-flight red LED mode. Powered by three AAA batteries, the flashlight is made of high-grade aircraft aluminum, textured to improve grip. The included nylon carrying […]
Old School Flying: Of Cubs and CLippers and the way we were
The Wright brothers taught themselves to fly. So did other pioneers such as Glenn Curtiss, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Casey Baldwin and many whose names are barely noted in aviation history. Some, notably the Wrights and Curtiss, quickly decided to pass along their hard-earned knowledge and the first flight schools were established. Every flight instructor since then […]
“Mama Bird” grounded
Evelyn Bryan Johnson, recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s highest-time pilot, was injured seriously in an automobile accident Sept. 10. Known far and wide as “Mama Bird,” she was on her way to Moore-Murrell Airport (MOR), which she has managed for 53 years at Morristown, Tenn. A tractor-trailer rig slowly pulled […]
It’s full certification for Eclipse
Eclipse Aviation received full FAA Type Certification for its Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet Sept. 30. Full certification clears the airplane through its complete operating envelope, including single-pilot operation, day and night operations, flight under VFR and IFR conditions, and it completes RVSM certification. It also certifies the Eclipse as operating at noise levels substantially […]
Airplane crash starts wildfire
The crash of a small airplane started a fire near the California side of Lake Tahoe last month. The fire consumed 20 acres of Plumas National Forest. According to Forest Service spokeswoman Tricia Christofferson, smokejumpers responding to the blaze found the burned aircraft and the remains of two people inside. The aircraft was tentatively identified […]
GAN medical columnist dies in air show crash
Dr. Guy Baldwin, General Aviation News’ medical columnist, died Oct. 4 during an afternoon performance at the Tucumcari Air Show at the Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) in New Mexico. Baldwin, 60, from Tulsa, Okla., was an Aviation Medical Examiner and an accomplished aerobatics pilot. He often performed in air shows in his Extra 300L. According […]
Taylorcraft evicted
City officials in Brownsville, Texas, have filed a notice to vacate on Taylorcraft Aviation LLC. The notice, filed Sept. 29, was effective immediately, but as of Oct. 12, when this issue went to press, Taylorcraft was still in its location at Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport. City officials note that the eviction process was begun […]
New GA advocacy organization formed
‘It’s time forthe grassrootsto be heard’ Datelined “Former Bader Field, N.J.” is an announcement that AeroBlue.org has been formed “to organize aviation into a unified influential voice in state and federal aviation policy decisions, protect, enhance and improve airports and improve compatible land use planning.” The dateline is significant, as Bader – one of the […]