An Immersion Ground School has been scheduled for the last two weekends in May at Latitude Aviation’s newly leased hangar and office space at Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE) in Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Covering the fundamentals of becoming a private pilot, the class will use the Gleim Private Pilot curriculum to cover the require subjects like aerodynamics, airplane systems […]
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Mountain crash claims three
The commercial pilot and two passengers were on a cross-country flight in a Cessna 182. The trip included flying through a narrow mountain pass near Nikolai, Alaska. The typical route through the pass required making multiple turns, and the pass intersected with a box canyon. A family member reported the airplane overdue for arrival, and […]
Picture of the day: CX4
Sheldon Heatherington sent in this photo of a CX4 over Pensacola Beach and the Gulf of Mexico.
10,000th plane equipped with ADS-B
The FAA recently reported that Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment is now on board 10,000 aircraft flying in the United States. The FAA made the announcement at a recent Equip 2020 working group meeting that the milestone was reached in late February. The Equip 2020 working group was established by FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker in October […]
Amazon gets RPA experimental airworthiness certificate
The FAA issued an experimental airworthiness certificate March 19 to an Amazon Logistics remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. The FAA typically issues experimental certificates to manufacturers and technology developers to operate an RPA that does not have a type certificate. Under the provisions of […]
Dugger Aviation locates at GMU
Dugger Aviation has relocated its Greenville, South Carolina, to the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). Dugger Aviation provides private aviation services that include aircraft sales, management, charter, and cargo. “We enjoyed having our office in Downtown Greenville but our clients expected us to be at the airport,” stated Dan Dugger, founder and president of Dugger Aviation. “When […]
Just published: ‘Aircraft Propulsion’
New from University Aviation Press is “Aircraft Propulsion: Pistons, Turbines, Propellers & Thrust,” which introduces all aspects of aircraft propulsion from the principles of power and thrust to the technical details of various types of engines. David Robson’s book takes an in-depth look at the function, operation and performance of four-stroke piston engines, radial engines, […]
Test your virtual flying skills
A new virtual version of the Red Bull Air Races will give fans the chance to test their own virtual flying skills in a new tournament-style competition and crown themselves as the first ever Virtual Red Bull Air Race World Champion. The latest version of the smartphone racing game “Red Bull Air Race – The Game” […]
Contaminated fuel blamed for Maule crash
The passenger reported that he could not remember if the pilot of the Maule M5 checked the fuel before the flight, which originated from Woodinville, Wash. The passenger told investigators that it took several tries to get the engine to start. About 30 minutes into the flight, the engine started to sputter, then stopped. The […]