Initial testing will be conducted in Bigfork, Montana, at uAvionix headquarters.
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FAA completes final ADS-B milestone
ADS-B is now operational at air traffic control facilities across the country, including airports, Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities, and en route facilities.
Over rotation on takeoff leads to stall
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in a departure stall.
Picture of the Day: A girl’s best friend
Elaine Standohar submitted this photo and note: “Whoever said diamonds were a girl’s best friend never flew a Cessna.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for our new Page […]
Fly safe: Pilots and medications
The NTSB finds that antihistamines are the most commonly detected medications in fatal accidents.
Sporty’s releases Pilot’s Aviation App Directory
Sporty’s has released its 2019 Pilot’s Aviation App Directory, which includes more than 100 aviation apps. “This certainly doesn’t represent every aviation app ever created, but it highlights some of the most useful and most popular ones,” Sporty’s officials note. You can see the full directory here.
More than 100 aircraft attend TBM convention
The convention featured educational sessions and speakers including Dick Rutan.
Unstabilized approach leads to C210 crash
Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach at night, which resulted in collision with trees.
Picture of the Day: Unexpected Albatross sighting
Hayman Tam submitted the following photo and note: “While on a trip to Orlando, I stumbled across this Grumman HU-16 Albatross on display. Named ‘Hemisphere Dancer’, it belongs to singer Jimmy Buffett who obtained it in the 1990s and restored it to flight status. In 2003 he retired the aircraft and placed it here outside […]