Even in a tough year, when rotorcraft sales down 20%, there are some models that outsell others. Airbus, Robinson Helicopters, Bell Helicopters, and Leonardo made the list of Top 10 best-selling rotorcraft of 2020, with most companies grabbing more than one spot.
Improvements planned at Barrows Field in Virginia
Plans include establishing a camping and picnic area along the river, repairing the outhouse, clearing encroaching limbs, and installing a Recreational Aviation Foundation windsock.
COVID hits pilots where it hurts — in their salaries
Pilots have great earning potential over their careers, but the pandemic has slowed that salary growth, according to a new study.
ICARUS Smart View Limiting Device introduced
The ICARUS Device uses Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) film to electronically alter the pilot’s visibility, bringing the power of a simulator into the aircraft, according to company officials. The app allows the instructor to surprise their students with degraded visual conditions. Instructors can control the transition rate and track simulated IMC time.
Pilot hits windsock after losing control while landing
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in impact with a windsock pole.
Picture of the Day: Training in a T6
Gabriel Muller submitted this photo and note: “Gabe Muller, president of the Smokehouse Pilots Club, was invited to the North American Trainers Association by good friend Tim Gonzalez to experience formation flying in the T6. An experience that will never be forgotten.”
It’s all about boundaries
Fences around airports mean that the average Joe or Jane not only feel as if they are barred from entry on to the airport, they literally are.
Video: A look into the future
Using animation, the video shows what the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Museum will look like once the 1929 Port Columbus Air Terminal — closed since 1958 — is transformed.
Women in Aviation virtual conference attracts 2,300 worldwide
“We made the decision last fall — for the safety of all our attendees during the pandemic — to take our annual gathering to an all-virtual platform with the goal of delivering the same content to include a wide variety of keynote speakers and exhibitors, seven education session tracks, professional development seminars and workshops, scholarship awards, and the Pioneer Hall of Fame induction ceremony,” said Women in Aviation International CEO Allison McKay.