This April 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: Beech Baron. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Bear Branch, Kent. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, age 68, held a FAA commercial pilot […]
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By demand: More on WAAS
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the eighth in a series of articles looking at the impact of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) on GA pilots. First I would like to thank all the readers who have responded to the NextGen series. Feedback is always beneficial in providing a clearer understanding of each article’s […]
General aviation pilot input needed for survey
Researchers at the University of Michigan are surveying general aviation pilots on their experience with modern Primary Flight Displays (PFDs). The survey is conducted as part of an FAA-funded project that focuses on the evaluation and certification of modern flight deck displays, according to Principal Investigator Dr. Nadine Sarter, University of Michigan, Department of Industrial […]
Discover Your Future in Aviation
The sky was the limit recently as hundreds of young people interested in aviation as a career or hobby attended Pacific Aviation Museum’s Discover Your Future in Aviation. This is the third year for the aviation conference, a day filled with hands-on workshops and seminars, a career fair with over 25 participating organizations, and interactive […]
GA visits Capitol Hill
More than 200 National Air Transportation Association (NATA) members recently convened in Washington, D.C. for A Capital Week for Aviation Business events, including the association’s FBO Leadership Conference, new FBO Managers Workshop, Industry Excellence Awards dinner and presentation, Day on the Hill congressional visits, Annual Meeting of the Membership and Spring Committee Meetings. The week’s […]
Autogas expert Harry Zeisloft dies
The sad news of the death of Harry Zeisloft reached us this week. As reported by the EAA, “Harry Zeisloft, who was one of EAA’s longest-serving board members and an integral part of EAA’s effort to create the auto fuel Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), passed away Sunday, April 1, in Mesa, Arizona. He was 93.” […]
Flight Safety Foundation launches student chapter
The Flight Safety Foundation has launched the inaugural FSF Student Chapter at Purdue University. “We are thrilled to launch this effort and are very pleased to be at Purdue to welcome them as the inaugural Student Chapter,” stated FSF Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Hiatt (Purdue, PPT ‘76). “This is an excellent way for aviation students […]
Lastest Master Instructors revealed
Ten CFIs recently earned or renewed their Master Instructor accreditation. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 96,000 CFIs in the United States, officials with Master Instructor LLC note. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation thus far. The last 17 National Flight Instructors of the Year were […]
Rotating iPad kneeboard debuts
MyGoFlight has introduced the iPad Kneeboard Folio series of kneeboards, designed from the ground up for use by pilots. The iPad Kneeboard Folio augments a product line that already includes other iPad kneeboard and mountable cases, mounts and accessories for the iPad in-flight and in-motion including the iPad Kneeboard Pro, iPad Kneeboard Sport and iPad […]