The ninth consecutive season of the Sport Air Racing League season will launch March 21 from the North Texas Regional Airport-Perrin Field in Denison, Texas. The league offers open course cross-country competition using the classed, timed speed format. All propeller powered fixed wing aircraft compete in equitable classes that are divided in three categories: Experimental, Factory and Heavy […]
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AOPA partners with Share Aviation
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has partnered with Share Aviation, a social network launched by four pilots that lets aviators, aircraft owners and aviation enthusiasts share their experiences. “Share Aviation started from a simple phone call between two friends,” said Jason Stewart, one of the Share Aviation founders. “The idea that sparked it […]
Air Safety Institute offers new emergency management case study
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has released a new accident case study that focuses on handling aircraft in-flight instrument failures, pilot spatial disorientation and air traffic control communications during an emergency. In the latest episode in the Air Safety Institute’s (ASI) accident case study series, this 13-minute video uses air traffic control […]
Wipaire adds Twin Otter expertise in Florida
Wipaire has added Viking and de Havilland Twin Otter expertise with the hiring of Ted Delgado, who will be based at Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida, service center. “Ted brings a vast amount of Twin Otter experience to our Florida facility,” said Paul Wells, Vice President of Aircraft Services. “His skills and connections have been built nearly 30 years in […]
Ohio pilot latest winner of Lightspeed getaway
Kurt Brickweg, a pilot and firefighter from St. Bernard, Ohio, is the latest weekly winner of Lightspeed Aviation’s $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway. A 31-year career firefighter and captain of the St. Bernard Fire Department, Kurt began flying in 1988. He earned his private pilot certificate in 1992, followed by an instrument rating in 1994. He has logged 1,230 […]
BrightLine Bags adds components to FLEX system
BrightLine Bags has released two new components for The FLEX System, its modular gear-bag product line. The Pack Cap Rear ($45) is a new modular end cap that has backpack straps built into it. This new component can be zipped onto the back of any other FLEX System module and it becomes a backpack. The Side Pocket […]
Gusty wind bends Cessna
The pilot was attempting to takeoff from a runway in Sunburst, Mont., in a Cessna 170B. At the time of the accident he estimated that the wind was 38 knots and gusting to 42 knots. He taxied onto the runway most aligned with the wind and began the takeoff roll. Just as the plane became […]
Picture of the day: Soldier Bar
Bryan Painter submitted this photo he calls “Soldier Bar Adventure,” depicting a C-170, Rans S-7, Maule and a Mooney at the Idaho airport.
Keys to the plane
By ALBERT DYER Before I was old enough to drive a car, my dad put the keys to his airplane in my hand and said to me, “son, if you can afford the lessons and the gas, here is the plane to fly.” Wow! How is that for incentive to a young teen? That father/son […]