WASHINGTON, D.C. — Did you know that an aspiring pilot is less likely to have an accident while training than after earning a pilot certificate? Nevertheless, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board say they’ve developed an understanding of when and how training accidents are likely to occur, both through its own investigations and through industry […]
Aviation News
Experimental airplane bent by crosswind
The pilot of the Harmon Rocket was attempting to land at South Lake Tahoe airport. He contacted UNICOM as he approached the airport and was told that the gusting wind of 10 to 15 knots favored the southern runway and that there was a crosswind from the right. The first attempt to land resulted in […]
Picture of the day: Over the valley
John Hauze sent in this photo he took May 2 as he flew his Cessna 172 over Immigration Canyon and the Salt Lake Valley.
Why does GA get no respect?
Regular readers will remember that my last few columns have been on concerns with the proposed new unleaded avgas. Well I am done venting on that subject for now, so I am getting off that bully pulpit until the alphabet groups and the federal agencies produce some more column fodder. And I am getting on my soap […]
ICON given green light to begin deliveries
LOS ANGELES — FAA officials have completed a compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility, which led agency officials to issue the first Special-Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5. With this milestone complete, ICON will now begin customer deliveries for the A5, which has a backlog of more than 1,250 orders, according to company […]
A family affair
A family of aviators from the Houston area will be front and center on Father’s Day weekend at David Wayne Hooks Airport in Spring, Texas. Crewing the B-17 Flying Fortress “Texas Raiders,” which belongs to the Commemorative Air Force, the Doggett family of Humble, Texas, will celebrate Father’s Day by helping host a Warbird weekend and […]
Video: The next generation of aviators
Check out this video, which documents the efforts of SUN ‘n FUN and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) to build the next generation of aviators. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VN0nzmpPk&w=560&h=315]
SPOT integrated with Lockheed Martin Flight Service
Lockheed Martin Flight Service (LMFS) will integrate and provide automated position monitoring for VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flights through Globalstar’s SPOT service. Using a SPOT Gen3 or a SPOT Trace, GPS tracking reports are generated and forwarded to LMFS. The system keeps track of the aircraft and if the aircraft stops moving or stops sending position […]
Gary Air Show prepares for takeoff
GARY, Indiana — The Gary Air Show returns to the city July 11-12 at the city’s Marquette Park. “To have the air show back in Gary is a huge deal for us,” said Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. “It will definitely be a tourist attraction but more important, an economic shot in the arm for the city […]