Upcast, the digital publishing company, has launched its PropBook app, completing the lineup of four interactive iPad catalogues dealing with all categories of business aircraft: Jets, helicopters, turboprops, and piston airplanes. The apps allow users to browse through aircraft photographs, look up verified data, compare specs, cross-sections, and operating costs. A key distinction of the […]
General Aviation
Poor fuel management for Baron
Aircraft: Beech Baron. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Las Cruces, N.M. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot said he added 31 gallons of fuel, bringing the total amount of fuel to 70 gallons prior to departure. The fuel gauges indicated the main tanks were one-half to three-quarters full, with the remainder in the auxiliary tanks. The fuel […]
The best fuel for the pilot
You strive to ensure your airplane is airworthy, but what about the most important thing in the cockpit — you? Are you eating properly to ensure peak performance inflight? That’s especially difficult these days, with fast food restaurants on every corner and junk food so easily accessible. Many people still believe the standard food pyramid […]
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Getting Your Pilot’s License
With some insider information from a veteran pilot and instructor, aspiring pilots may approach learning to fly in a different way, which is why Arman wrote the book.
Book: Fifty Classic Destinations
To be honest, “Fifty Classic Destinations for Pilots,” reads a bit like a guilty pleasure. I felt like I was reading author Ney Grant’s personal journal. I can’t describe Ney’s book better than he did in his letter to me, “What is so special about it ? It represents what we need more of in […]
FAA launches NextGen upgrade in Washington, D.C., airspace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the Washington, D.C. Metroplex is the first in the nation to have three, state-of-the-art, satellite-based highways in the sky running side by side by side, each dedicated to one of the three major airports in the region. While impacting airline traffic much more […]
Is the ADS-B glass half full?
In a new post, AirFacts blogger John Zimmerman notes that over the past 25 years, pilots have complained about three different transponder rules: Mode C, Mode S and now ADS-B. Is the FAA really this incompetent, or do pilots just like to gripe? As usual, the answer is a little bit of both, he says, […]
SAFE executive director to retire
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) announced Friday that Executive Director Doug Stewart will retire when his contract expires in February 2015. Stewart was instrumental in the formation of SAFE and has served in key leadership roles since the organization’s founding, according to officials. He was elected as SAFE’s first chair in 2009, transitioning […]
Twin Commander University convenes in April
Savannah, Ga., has been chosen as the site for the next Twin Commander University, a biennial owner/operator conference dedicated to owner and pilot education. The dates for the 2015 University are Thursday-Saturday April 23-25, and the place is the Hilton Savannah Desoto hotel in the heart of the Savannah historic district. The University centers around […]