LendingTree now offers people considering flight school the possibility to receive personal loan offers from multiple different lenders with a single form. The interest rates on these loans are almost always lower than credit cards and most people receive the money directly in their bank accounts within a matter of days, according to LendingTree officials. […]
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Flamingo Air partners with Forestry Service to find avionics techs
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools is now working with the United States Forestry Service to aid it in recruiting avionics electronics technicians. “The United States Forestry Service currently has a significant need for avionics electronics technicians with an FCC General Radio Operators License (GROL) Endorsement Certificate,” said Flamingo Air’s President Captain Dave MacDonald. […]
uAvionix taps Robotic Skies for installation and maintenance
uAvionix Corporation, an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ADS-B avionics solution provider, has chosen Robotic Skies as an installation and field maintenance partner for its line of avionics products designed for commercial drone aircraft. As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies will provide sales, installations, and ongoing field support for uAvionix customers through its network of aircraft […]
WAI members get 5% discount from Avemco
Avemco Insurance Company now offers a 5% discount to all Women in Aviation International members. “With all of us trying to keep our flying affordable, this discount from Avemco will help stretch our flying budgets a bit more,” says WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. “We thank Avemco for recognizing our commitment to safety and partnering with […]
Fuel starvation fatal
The pilot reported that, about 10 miles from the destination airport, he switched the left and right fuel tanks from the auxiliary position to the main tank position. On final approach for landing and when the Piper PA-24-250 was at an altitude of about 500 feet, the engine stopped producing power. The propeller continued to rotate, […]
Spring cleaning
About 40 people arrived before dawn Saturday, March 18, 2017, for a Foreign Object Debris (FOD) walk at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina. The airport’s Lara Kaufmann sent in these photos showing the volunteers’ dedication.
Air Racing from the Cockpit: Get ready to rumble
Dispatch from SXU, the Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport, Santa Rosa, New Mexico: A 6-foot-long white shelf in my hangar displays last season’s trophies. Wood, brass, shining gold, marble and crystal. Each one unique and different, just like the air races where I won them. Sure, it’s a bragging wall, but it’s more than that. It’s […]
The dream of flight is universal
Humans have dreamed of flight for hundreds — if not thousands — of years. And today is no different from centuries ago. Want proof? BBC Culture’s Fiona Macdonald wrote a marvelous story about the making of the book, “Aeronautics in the Backyard.” “He [Zhang Dousan] retrieved an engine from the wreckage of a light aircraft destroyed in a […]
TeenFlight auctions off RV-12
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – TeenFlight Campbell River Society’s Van’s RV-12, C-FPUN, is now for sale by auction. C-FPUN was built in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, by high school students enrolled in the TeenFlight program. Construction was overseen by experienced mentors and aircraft maintenance engineers during the 2014 to 2016 school years. “We are now […]