How do you improve on a popular backcountry aircraft design? If you are the folks at Just Aircraft, you make it larger and with the ability to support a more powerful engine. That best describes Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL Stretch XL. The red high-wing, tailwheel-equipped airplane mounted on tundra tires stole the show when it debuted […]
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GA advocates fight for GI Bill for flight training
Five aviation associations submitted a joint written statement on Tuesday to the US Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, warning that draft legislation to amend the Post 9/11 GI Bill will end up hurting those it’s intended to help. The five association are the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Helicopter […]
Ryan Field reopens
After a very hot, dry summer, officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation report they have reopened Ryan Field (2MT1) at West Glacier, Montana. “Even though we have had rain and cooler temperatures, please use extreme caution in the area, and still no campfires,” they warn. If you are planning to visit Ryan Field, RAF officials […]
Stop the drone panic
The constant drumbeat of stories about close encounters between airplanes and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be described as nothing short of a panic, with pilots and non-pilots alike convinced that a drone disaster is looming, says blogger John Zimmerman of the Air Facts Journal. “And yet, I am unable to find a single verified […]
UAS Alliance research takes off
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Officials with the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), led by Mississippi State University, met with FAA officials this week, with the focus on the initial challenges the alliance’s researchers are tackling to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems — also known as remotely piloted aircraft or drones — into the […]
NASAO launches new website ahead of annual convention
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has launched a new website, just ahead of the association’s 84th annual convention and tradeshow, which begins Saturday in Boise, Idaho.
Parade of Planes returns to Flying Aviation Expo
PALMS SPRINGS, Calif. — The Parade of Planes will return to the 2015 Flying Aviation Expo Oct. 15-17 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. SkyRunner, an experimental flying ATV, will lead the parade. The parade is set for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. The planes will taxi from the Palm Springs International Airport to […]
Go-around goes bad
During a practice touch-and-go landing in the Cessna 172 in Deer Valley, Ariz., the student pilot did not properly maintain runway alignment during the landing flare. The flight instructor took control of the plane as the wheels touched down on the runway, and attempted a go-around. However, during the go-around, the CFI did not retract […]
Picture of the day: A blue beauty
John McGraw sent in this photo of a 1966 Cessna 185 with the orignal paint.