The guys at FunPlacesToFly.com just posted this very short video celebrating one of the best sounds in aviation, a big radial engine as a vintage aircraft takes off from the Gainesville Airport at the Texas Vintage Aircraft Association Fly-In.
General Aviation
Company introduces pay-per-use plan for flight sims
SEATTLE — one-G simulation has introduced a program that gives flight schools and FBOs access to one of its flight simulators on a pay-per-use basis. The one-G Access program marries two of the company’s products: the one-G foundation, an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) based on the Cessna 172, and the 1G-IOS, an instructor operating station that […]
WingX Pro7 for Fire debuts
Hilton Software has released WingX Pro7 for Fire. WingX Pro7 for Fire’s moving map includes VFR Sectionals, IFR High and Low Enroutes, planned routes, weather, TFRs, Special Use Airspace overlays, and an A/FD. It also includes integration with Lockheed Martin’s Flight Services system, Geo-Referenced Approach Charts, and compatibility with external GPS receivers. WingX Pro7’s unified subscription system allows pilots to […]
Progressive Air Group partners with Brant Aero
BRANTFORD, Ontario, Canada — Progressive Air Group and Brant Aero have teamed to expand their combined services and product offerings to piston and turbine aircraft operators in eastern Canada. As part of the partnership, Progressive Air will set up a staffed parts depot at Brant Aero’s hangar location at Brantford Airport (CYFD), Ontario (45 minutes […]
Eleetus Simulators expands to Columbus, Ohio
Eleetus, manufacturers of full motion simulators, has landed in Columbus, Ohio. In searching for its next regional office and home base for its Ohio expansion, Eleetus selected the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center. Jim Janosik, a local entrepreneur and marketing professional, will lead Eleetus’ expansion in Columbus and other Ohio markets. He joins Eleetus with a diverse background […]
Premature jump kills parachutist
The Boeing B75N1 pilot reported that he briefed the planned jump with the parachutists before departure during a festival in Tampa, Florida, and that the parachutists were supposed to jump after reaching 2,800 feet mean sea level (msl). About 30 minutes before the jump, the right-wing parachutist requested to depart from the right wing rather […]
Pictures of the day: Girls in Aviation Day set for 2016
The success of Women in Aviation International’s first Girls in Aviation Day requires a repeat performance in 2016, according to association officials, who sent us more photos of this year’s event. The 2016 Girls in Aviation Day is officially set for Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Plans are already underway to make this event even bigger and […]
Withdrawing from the luck bucket
By IVY McIVER. “I’m OK! Are you OK?” As I hung upside down, shoulder harnesses digging into my collarbones, I tried to make sense of the broken glass, bent metal and wet sand that surrounded me. Just 60 seconds prior, I had been rolling down a beautiful grass strip in the Cascades. I watched the […]
Senate bill aims to criminalize reckless drone flights
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation to make “reckless” drone flights near restricted airspace a crime. According to a report in The Hill, the bill, known as the SAFE DRONE Act, would make operating a drone within two miles of a restricted airspace a misdemeanor offense. Boxer said the measure would reduce the number […]