Garmin has unveiled its new GDL 69 and GDL 69A SXM datalink receivers, which offer access to new weather service packages with lower activation fees from SiriusXM and its latest G4 satellite network. The GDL 69A SXM receiver provides both pilots and passengers with SiriusXM Satellite Radio audio in addition to new weather service packages, Garmin officials said. The […]
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Turbo the Flying Dog now available
A new children’s book, “Turbo the Flying Dog,” is now available. The book tells the story of Turbo, a lonely shelter mutt. The day Turbo discovers he will finally have a new home and a family he learns he must first get there by plane. Turbo has never seen a plane before, let alone flown […]
VFR pilot descends into fog
Aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA. Injuries: None. Location: Tehachapi, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident occurred just before dusk. The non-instrument-rated pilot stated that prior to departure, weather reports indicated that clear skies prevailed at the departure airport with patches of fog at his destination. Despite the possibility of fog, he decided to attempt […]
Picture of the day: A rare formation flight
Jonathan Edwards sent in this photo of the Military Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Mosquito KA114 and Fagen Fighters’ Lockheed P-38 Lightning “Ruff Stuff” in formation at the 2014 National Warplane Museum Air Show in Geneseo, N.Y., taken July 12, 2014.
CAP members presented Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-six founding Civil Air Patrol members were present Dec. 10 to see the organization honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for the service they and more than 200,000 other CAP volunteers provided during World War II, when they helped protect U.S. shipping against German U-boat attacks and carried out other wartime domestic missions. […]
Wipaire debuts Exhaust Deflector for Cessna Caravans
Wipaire has released a new exhaust deflector for Cessna’s Caravan series of turboprop aircraft. This exhaust deflector is approved for Cessna 208 Caravans and 208B Grand Caravans (including the Grand Caravan EX) with the straight Cessna exhaust. The deflector has received United States approval via the Wipline floats Supplemental Type Certificate and can be installed […]
New book, ‘Flying Warbirds,’ released
Zenith Press has released “Flying Warbirds: An Illustrated Profile of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Rare WWII-Era Aircraft” by Cory Graff. In hard-back volumes, Flying Warbirds brings U.S., British, German, Russian and Japanese fighting planes from the 1930s and 1940s together, complete with detailed photographs. The airplanes at the Flying Heritage Collection were created at a time when […]
YNG’s Winner Aviation joins Avfuel network
Winner Aviation, an FBO at the Ohio’s Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (KYNG), has branded with Avfuel Corporation. Winner Aviation now offers all Avfuel programs and solutions, including AVTRIP rewards and the jet fuel savings program Avfuel Contract Fuel. The FBO will also implement Avfuel’s proprietary training and back-office systems. Previously known as Beckett Aviation, Winner Aviation […]
Former AOPA president joins Aero Electric Aircraft board
DENVER – Craig Fuller, former President and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), has joined the board of directors of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC). Fuller, Chairman of the Fuller Company, began the Washington, D.C., portion of his career with the Reagan Administration in 1981, where he served for eight years in […]