Genesys Aerosystems has introduced its new S-TEC 3100 Digital Flight Control System (DFCS), developed for FAA Part 23 single- and twin-engine aircraft. “We’ve worked diligently with piston aircraft owners to identify what were the most important feature sets for our next autopilot, and undoubtedly it was envelope protection and one-button straight and level recovery,” said […]
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Garmin Pilot adds synthetic vision to Android mobile devices
Garmin has introduced several enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. New for Android, Garmin Pilot customers can now access synthetic vision (SVX), as well as pilot-configurable checklists within the app, according to company officials. Garmin officials report that customers using Garmin Pilot on an Apple mobile […]
New edition of Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook released
ASA has released the fourth edition of Visualized Flight Maneuvers For High Wing Aircraft. The updated version complies with the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ACS-6). Company officials note that the handbook covers all the flight maneuvers required for Private, Sport, Commercial, and Flight Instructor certification. Each maneuver is depicted in detail according to type […]
Distracted pilot fails to lower landing gear
The Cessna 210 pilot began his descent in the airport traffic pattern at the airport in Duluth, Minnesota, when another airplane announced its position in the vicinity of the airport. The pilot turned his attention to the traffic and located it visually. The traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) annunciated in the proximity of the other airplane. […]
Island time enhanced with ‘Coast Dog’ stories
On a single hand, with two missing fingers, I can count the number of proper vacations my wife and I — and our kids — have taken in our nearly 23 years of marriage. So a week on Oahu in Hawaii was just what the proverbial doctor ordered. Whenever I travel, I tend to be […]
Video: Flying into Oshkosh
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly into Oshkosh? How about flying into Oshkosh in John Glenn’s Baron? The folks at MZeroA.com just posted a 16-minute video of what was going on in the cockpit while approaching and arriving at the biggest airshow on the planet. Check it out here:
Young Eagles partners with the legendary Stan Lee
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is teaming with The Stan Lee Foundation, a public charity promoting literacy, education, and the arts, to promote EAA’s Young Eagles program and encourage education and exploration for young people in all areas of aviation and aeronautics. Stan Lee, the legendary creator of such comic-book […]
Soloy Aviaton Solutions unveils C182 with SMA engine at OSH
Soloy Aviation Solutions, along with its engine manufacturing partner SMA, unveiled a Cessna 182 featuring the new SMA SR305-230E compression ignition engine burning Jet-A at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 — after it flew non-stop to Oshkosh from Olympia, Wash., a 1,485 nm journey. Soloy Aviation has completed the engineering and manufacturing elements of the program and […]
Forecast estimates 1.2 million pilots and technicians needed by 2036
Boeing released its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which projects a demand for more than 1.2 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. Boeing forecasts that between 2017 and 2036, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately: 637,000 new commercial airline pilots; 648,000 new commercial airline maintenance […]