Garmin has introduced its online GTN Essential eLearning course. The self-paced course provides pilots with an overview of the GTN 650/750, whether they have an introductory, intermediate or advanced level of understanding and experience with the GTN touchscreen series. The course guides pilots through a variety of scenarios that helps build proficiency and confidence with […]
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Engine for HondaJet receives FAA OK
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) has been issued a Part 21 Production Certificate from the FAA for the GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF120 turbofan engine that powers the HondaJet and other aircraft. Initial production of the HF120 engines took place at GE’s Lynn facility in Massachusetts. At the end of 2014, HAI started assembly […]
Rare B-24 to highlight World War II Heritage Days at KFFC
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – A rare 1940s B-24 Liberator bomber will highlight this year’s World War II Heritage Days, hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing on April 18-19. The CAF’s B-24, “Diamond Lil,” one of only two still flying, will be on display at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (KFFC) in Peachtree City for the […]
VFR Flight Handbook updated
The University Aviation Press title, VFR Flight Handbook — previously titled Notes on Flying VFR — has been revised to include additional and updated information, including new aircraft drawings, a reference to computer planning and flight support, several updates to federal aviation regulations, accident statistics, and two new appendices containing a weather element conversion table and […]
Field Aviation acquires ARINC Aerospace
Field Aviation has completed the acquisition of ARINC Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support (ASES) from Rockwell Collins. ASES, operating as ARINC Aerospace, provides aircraft modification, integration and maintenance services for Department of Defense, government, commercial, business, and private customers. ASES will now operate as Field Aerospace. With the completion of this acquisition, Field will have […]
Unlatched canopy distracts pilot
According to the pilot of the Evektor Sportstar, during the takeoff from the runway in San Jose, Calif., the cockpit canopy began to open and rotate forward. The airplane had lifted off and was about 10 feet above the runway when the pilot reached up with his right hand to grab the canopy and hold […]
Picture of the day: Get your kicks on Route 66
William Dubois sent in this photo of a vintage Ercoupe 415-CD at the historic Route 66 Airport in Santa Rosa, N.M. He adds: “Yep! One of the runways used to be Route 66 itself!”
Web cams help fight the fog
What do you get when you combine a group of enthusiastic pilots, web technology experts, and some of the foggiest weather on the planet? If you live in Humboldt County on the north coast of California, you get web cameras at six airports to help with weather observation. Humboldt County, located some 200 miles north of San Francisco, is […]
Last flight of a seaplane legend
Pulling up to his ramp in back of a Piper two summers ago, the front-seater asked if the energetic kid who had raced up to pull the floats onto the slippery wood could be trusted around the prop. That “kid” was 92-year-old Bill Brooks, looking and acting youthful as a seaplaner. I convinced the pilot […]