One of the best airports in the south is located in Moultrie, Ga. (MGR). After you have landed, they will call you on the radio and ask you if you need fuel which, by the way, is the cheapest in our area. Whether you buy fuel or not they always invite you in for homemade […]
Thanks for the hunting articles
Congratulations and thank you for the excellent articles on hunting that appeared in the September issue. Too many good aviation periodicals have died because articles simply regurgitate the same stuff we learned during training. Once one has mastered flying from point A to point B, it’s time to go somewhere! I love to fly because […]
Red goes to school
The other day, I was sitting in my dirty truck patiently waiting in the pick-up line at Clayton Elementary School when I heard a rooster crow. Loudly. My first thought was that I had finally lost it. When the rooster crowed again, a tingling of a suspicion emerged. My next thought was, “”This is not […]
Questions for the doc
A lot of readers have questions, so I thought I’d tackle some of those in this column. Q: I have a special issuance for a stent I had five years ago. It was for a single vessel coronary artery disease. For all of those years I received a letter from the FAA telling me to […]
Neither rain nor sleet…
By PETER M. BOWERS. Regularly scheduled air mail service was inaugurated in Europe in March 1918, and in the United States, two months later, on May 15. While international operations didn’t get under way in the Western Hemisphere until 1920, the first officially recognized Canada-to-US mail flight took place on March 3, 1919. A notable […]
Two die after formation flight encounters heavy rain
These October 2003 Accident Reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: RV-8. Location: Van, Texas. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident airplane assumed the number two position of a four […]
Fire training enhanced with portable extinguisher trainer
In an effort to create the most realistic fire simulation experience, FACTS Training has acquired the world’s leading fire extinguisher training device for students to engage in live training exercises. FACTS instructors use the Portable Extinguisher Trainer to safely control training exercises and ensure proper operation procedures are followed. The training device is designed to […]
Sportsplanes.com creates LSA center with South Lakeland Sport Aviation in Florida
Sportsplanes.com has established a Sport Aircraft Center at South Lakeland Airport (X49), which will provide Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) sales, service and flight training for all of Florida. South Lakeland Sport Aviation is the newest in an expanding list of service centers and currently functions as a dealer for a number of popular ultralight and […]
Learn to fly in the “Big Sky”
The College of Technology in Bozeman, Mont., an extension of Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology, is offering a new Associate of Applied Science degree program in Aviation. This program prepares professional pilots by providing ground school courses and general education classes to supplement practical training provided by an approved commercial flight school. For […]