With the upgraded Cirrus IQ app, aircraft owners can pair their connected Cirrus aircraft to the IQ app to check aircraft status, such as fuel, fluids, battery health, and flight hours through their iPhone or the new My Hangar online portal, Cirrus officials said.
Aircraft
Failure to discontinue unstabilized approach leads to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to discontinue an unstabilized approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
The conflict within
After canceling a flight I’d planned due to weather, a friend commented to me as I tucked my airplane back into the hangar, “A lot of pilots have been buried on a sunny day because they flew when they shouldn’t have.”
Washington’s Osoyoos Lake gets seaplane base
The base, positioned near the U.S.-Canada border, features two designated waterway landing zones: Runway 15W/33W, with an expansive 10,000-foot by 500-foot surface area, according to Washington state officials.
NC museum prepares to open third gallery
Housed in the museum’s 1936 Historic Hangar, Aviation City surveys the economic and cultural development of Charlotte and the Carolinas’ past, present, and future within the context of aviation and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), according to museum officials.
STC awarded for new prop on X-Range Meridian
Advantages of the engine replacement include more efficiency, extended range, and a reduction in maintenance and operating costs, company officials said.
Crop duster causes near miss on runway
I had to turn around on the runway very quickly and get off as quick as I could to avoid a mid-air accident with a crop duster who took off from the middle of the field, without making radio calls, on a runway that the prevailing winds did not align with.
Airplanes all the time
The first pilot in her family, Karlee Jordan has immersed her life in aviation.
Dallas College launches new maintenance training program
The 13-month program, which began April 1, 2025, prepares students for FAA General, Airframe, and Powerplant (A&P) exams through hands-on training in a hangar at Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD).