If you need some ideas for the holidays, lists abound of the best pilot gifts. But we want to know: What do you want for the holidays? What’s the best pilot gift you ever received?
Carbon monoxide and aviation: A deadly mix
The free eBook shares how to spot the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, best practices for keeping carbon monoxide out of your aircraft, and stories from pilots who have encountered CO in the cockpit.
Flight Outfitters introduces Centerline Kneeboard
Includes several features requested by customers, according to company officials.
Pilot’s mother injured by spinning propeller
A bystander’s inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.
Picture of the Day: Short final
Bill Repucci submitted this photo and note: “A neighbor watching an RV-9 on short final over Thanksgiving weekend 2022.” Photo taken by Kellah Berube.
I’m telling mom…
I hope you never encounter a truly unsafe pilot as I recently did. But if you do, I hope you safely and appropriately make an effort to address the situation. Our collective safety depends on it. You never know, that potentially uncomfortable phone call or filed report just might save a life or two.
Time running out for 2022 aircraft registrations
The high number of transactions in 2022 has led to backlogs as long as six months in processing documents at the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, according to officials with the National Business Aviation Association.
Homebuilders Week returns in January
The series of online webinars is scheduled for Jan. 23-27, 2023, which encompasses the 70th anniversary of EAA’s founding on Jan. 26, 1953.
The Droner’s Manual updated
The new edition incorporates regulation exceptions for recreational flying and introduces The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). It also offers new information on smart batteries, solving GPS complications, drone photography, remote identification requirements, and more.