Where2 Interactive has launched SocialFlight, a free mobile app that provides pilots with an interactive map of aviation events. SocialFlight’s event database includes nearly 2,000 activities important to pilots such as fly-ins, airshows, pancake breakfasts, conventions, FAA Safety Seminars, and much more, company officials said. SocialFlight users can search for events, add events, chat, upload […]
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AeroLEDS in space
The recent cargo mission to the International Space Station, launched by a private company, was enhanced by AeroLEDs illumination, officials with the Boise-based company report. AeroLEDs, a leader in LED lighting technology, provided red and green nav lights for the space capsule, along with strobe lights. Crew members on the ISS reported that the first […]
Approach in fog leads to crash
This June 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Archer. Injuries: 2 Serious. Location: Great Barrington, Mass. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was attempting to land at night […]
North Carolina builders progress on Stits Skycoupe
Last September I reported on our efforts to complete a rare Stits SA-7D Skycoupe project first begun in the early 1960s. Our group of homebuilders in central North Carolina set a few basic goals to achieve by the end of the year: Form a club; recover all flying surfaces; and return the plane’s Lycoming O-290-D […]
NTSB issues safety alert on limitations of cockpit weather displays
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Safety Alert to warn pilots using in-cockpit FIS-B and Satellite Weather display systems that the NEXRAD “age indicator” can be misleading. The actual NEXRAD data can be as much as 20 minutes older than the age indication on the display in the cockpit. […]
Response to Cessna Pilots article on avgas
The June 2012 issue of the Cessna Pilots Association Magazine featured an article from Jim Cavanagh titled “Get the Lead Out!” The third part in a series, it dealt with alternatives to 100LL. While it includes a good review of efforts to find an unleaded 100-octane replacement, we felt the need to weigh in on […]
The Great Debate: What’s the worst FAA regulation?
What’s the worst FAA regulation? That’s the topic of The Great Debate at Air Facts. Check it out here and add to the discussion.
Can you fly with a pacemaker?
Did you know the FAA allows pilots with implanted cardiac pacemakers to fly under all classes of medical certification? As of the end of 2010, there were 57 first-class, 59 second-class, and 322 third-class airmen who had been granted medical certification with a permanent pacemaker, according to this blog post at AOPA.org by Dr. Warren […]
Galt Airport on auction block
A story in the Chicago Tribune reports that Galt Airport will go on the foreclosure auction block this week over a debt of $16 million. The story notes: “Galt has some quirky characteristics — including a cabin in which hangar tenants can spend the night — but its story reveals some of the pressures facing […]