Brian Fowler sent in this photo he took during the first flight in a Chipmunk, a 1952 RAF training plane, by pilot and owner Mark McKee. This photo is also featured in our Dec. 22 print issue, which spotlights The Year in Pictures.
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The ultimate man cave
One step into his residential hangar and it’s easy to see Harlan Rohner values his leisure time — and be careful not to call it “down time.” The man is always on the go. He has snowmobiles, boats, vehicles and ATVs in his hangar, along with his Kitfox experimental airplane and his Enstrom 280FX Shark […]
Final medical reform rule expected in January
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is reporting that the FAA is expected to release its final rule on third class medical reform sometime in January 2017. However, the rule’s implementation date — when pilots will be able to fly under the new regulations — is not known at this time.
You Can Fly awards 21 scholarships
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded $5,000 flight training scholarships to 21 high school students through the association’s You Can Fly High School Aviation Initiative. The scholarships, awarded to students age 15 to 18 who intend to earn an initial pilot certificate, were made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation. The 13 […]
New Mexico school kids get up-close look at aviation
ALAMOGORDO, NM — The City of Alamogordo and Holloman Air Force Base recently hosted the fourth annual New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Aviation Career Expo, attracting more than 2,300 middle school through college level students. This Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event was developed by the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association (NMAAA) to help promote awareness of aviation […]
TruAtlantic wins EASA approval
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – TruAtlantic Manufacturing has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Cessna 206, 207 and 210 series SmoothRide Engine Mount System and Cessna 210 and Bonanza Exhaust Headers. “EASA approval is an important milestone for us,” said TruAtlantic’s Vice President and General Manager Ralph Kunz. “These supplemental type certificates […]
Rarely flown Glastar crashes in field
The pilot reported he had not flown the Glaster in “some time.” He added that, on the day of the accident, he performed a full power run-up and that the airplane “felt normal.” The takeoff and climbout were normal, however while the plane was at 1,200 feet above ground level, the engine began to lose power. […]
Sunset at KTYS
Jenni Sprinkle of Horizon Avionics at McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) in Tennessee sent in this photo, snapped just a few days ago, of sunset at the airport.
Report outlines risks for drones flying beyond line of sight
A new report claims that — due to “human variation” — technology is critical to making drone flight beyond visual line of sight safe. PrecisionHawk released the report Dec. 15, 2016, of its Phase 2 Pathfinder Results as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center (UAS TAAC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The […]