Zenith Aircraft Company is once again bringing its two-day, hands-on kit aircraft building workshop to the 2018 Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. The Expo, held at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida, is slated for Jan. 24-27. “The two-day hands-on workshop is an excellent way to learn all about building your own kit aircraft, and to […]
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Applications now open for LadiesLoveTaildraggers scholarships
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 LadiesLoveTaildraggers’ scholarships. A variety of scholarships are offered, and for the first time, all flight training will be performed by women CFIs or women-owned flight schools, according to association officials. The mission of LadiesLoveTaildraggers is to encourage more women to fly tailwheel aircraft, officials noted, adding they […]
Video: Top 7 Mistakes You’ll Make as a Pilot
Nick Cyganski of Friendly Skies Film posted “Top 7 Mistakes You’ll Make as a Pilot.” He notes that “although you should always do your best to be the best pilot you can be, it’s ok to make mistakes, and that’s often how we learn.” The video chronicles “just a few of the silly things, and […]
Flying while grounded
By GRANT BOYD Whether we like it or not, sometimes we can’t fly all the times we would like to. Whether it be for weather, money, maintenance — or who knows what — sometimes you are grounded. Just because you can’t take to the sky doesn’t mean you can’t “fly.” Thankfully, “flying” while grounded is […]
The importance of a good couch
In the back of my hangar sits the skeleton of a 1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper. It hasn’t flown in many years. That’s kind of sad. Hopefully, somebody will take on the task of restoring it to its former glory one day and it will become airborne again. I can only hope. In front of the […]
Pilots deliver good cheer to Michigan foster kids
The first weekend of December is marked on many pilots’ calendars every year in Michigan. That’s when Operation Good Cheer takes off. General aviation pilots join hundreds of other volunteers to ensure that children in foster care have a merry Christmas. This year, Operation Good Cheer delivered at least three gifts to 6,453 children — […]
Holiday lights can be a pilot hazard
The FAA has issued a warning to those who decorate the outside of their houses with holiday lights, including laser-light displays. “Each holiday season for the past several years, the FAA has received reports from pilots who said they were distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays,” officials said in a prepared release. The […]
Give the gift of flight
Sporty’s has assembled a Deluxe Learn to Fly Course Kit that includes everything a student pilot could need, from video-based training to essential pilot supplies. “This kit removes a barrier for potential pilots,” says Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke. “We include our training course along with everything an individual needs to get off the couch […]
NTSB alerts and videos focus on dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued two safety alerts to increase awareness among aircraft mechanics and pilots of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Safety Alerts SA-070 and SA-069 warn mechanics and pilots that the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is generally overlooked and underestimated — a dangerous prospect given that many […]