Tony Anderson of Miami Seaplane Tours’ seaplane base, sent in this photo, explaining: “Just before taking off, this young woman is seen contemplating whether to say yes or no to a very important question she expects to receive on this flight.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You […]
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It was one of those perfect Florida winter evenings. This is the weather flying dreams are made of. The air was smooth. The Cessna 152 and I didn’t experience a single bump. The sun was low off my left wing, a flaming ball of orange hanging just above the horizon. The landscape to my right […]
More than 1 million drones registered
Work continues on ways to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System, as the U.S. Department of Transportation revealed earlier this month that more than 1 million drones have been registered with the FAA. That figure includes 878,000 recreational operators, who are each assigned a single identification number for all UAS […]
EAA VMC and IMC clubs reach milestone
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association‘s IMC Club and VMC Club aviation safety resources have reached a milestone, as more than 200 local mentor programs have now been created throughout the country. The EAA IMC Club, which promotes proficiency and safety in instrument flying through the sharing of information within the […]
Cordless grease gun introduced
Snap-on has introduced its 2500 PSI Cordless Grease Gun Kit. According to company officials, the kit provides a turn-key solution for various aviation jobs in which lubricant pressure and application needs to be limited and closely monitored for the most favorable servicing results. The 2500 PSI Cordless Grease Gun Kit (part number CGGA8850PVKT) comes with […]
FreeFlight paired with L3 NXT for cost-effective ADS-B solution
FreeFlight Systems reports that its 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor is approved for installation with L3’s NXT Mode S transponder series. Stevens Aviation recently received an Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for ADS-B Out installations across a wide range of Part 25 aircraft after the company’s first successful install in a Citation 650. This […]
Online aviation sales course released
Aviation Business Consultants International (ABCI) has released a new online aviation sales course, designed by and for aviation industry professionals. “Much of the advice from traditional sales courses is not helpful for aviation industry professionals, and some of it can actually be harmful,” said President Paula Williams. “Aviation sales typically have long transaction cycles, large […]
Unexplained fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing
The commercial pilot reported that, during a post-maintenance test flight, the Piper PA31’s right engine surged and then behaved consistent with a fuel flow issue. The right engine subsequently lost power, and the pilot prepared to return to the airport. However, before he could secure the right engine, the left engine started to surge and […]
Pictures of the day: His new flying machine
Rafael Cortes sent in these photos, excitedly explaining they are of his new flying maching, a Rans S-10 Sakota. “It is actually from 1990, but never completed the Phase 1 of the Experimental Amateur Built Airworthiness,” he reports. “A friend of mine rescued it in 2013, and totally rebuilt it in 2015. My friend got […]