Aircraft: Skeeter 1M. Injuries: 1 Fatal.Location: Oklahoma City. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was flying his homebuilt airplane on a cross-country flight when the canopy came loose. He diverted to another airport to land and secure the canopy. He was on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern and another airplane was on final […]
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Google to manage Moffett Airfield
A Google subsidiary, Planetary Ventures, has been tapped to take over management of the 1,000-acre Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) a former U.S. Navy base located four miles from Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. The airport is the home of Hangar One, built in the 1930s to house the Navy’s 784-foot dirigible U.S.S. Macon. The airport […]
Video: ‘Scariest take off I’ve ever seen’
Using an airplane to trim the tops of trees is a bad idea. FlightChops posted this video to his YouTube channel in an effort to learn from the mistake of another. Fortunately a narrow gap just to the left of centerline allowed a little extra space. Too bad it was needed. See the video below or on YouTube.
Link: ‘Crashing a Belite Airplane’
James Wiebe, owner of Belite Aircraft, has an opinion. He’s one of the more transparent people I’ve met. It doesn’t surprise me he wrote about the accident of a Belite UltraCub on his website. The details of this stall/spin accident, in which the pilot survived, is eye-opening.
P52 installs AWOS
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed an AWOS AV at the Cottonwood Airport (P52) in Cottonwood, Arizona. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) provides pilots with Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Gusts, Temperature, Humidity, Dewpoint, Altimeter Setting, Density Altitude, and Visibility. The Cottonwood AWOS information will be available via VHF broadcast, telephone, as well […]
Wearable WingX: WingX Pro7 for Pebble
Hilton Software has introduced WingX Pro7 for Pebble, which uses the watch’s low-energy Bluetooth connection to integrate with the WingX Pro7 running on an iPad or iPhone. WingX Pro7 for Pebble displays crucial navigation information including: GPS Speed, Track, Altitude, and WAAS flag Estimated Time Enroute (ETE), Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Desired Track (DTK), […]
Top acts commit to Oshkosh 2014
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Some of the world’s top air show performers have made their commitments to flying at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 fly-in as part of the afternoon and night air show lineups. EAA AirVenture 2014 is July 28-Aug. 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Among those pilots and aircraft […]
Women Of Aviation Week panel braves snowstorm
The night before Women Of Aviation Week opening day, the East Coast became covered in a thick blanket of snow. Despite snowy roads and flight cancellations, WOAW’s panel of guest speakers traveled to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s studio in Frederick, Md., for a Q&A session. The panel of guests, reflecting the Women Of […]
Legendary pilot Clay Lacy joins Endeavor Awards
Flying legend Clay Lacy has come aboard the Gala Host Committee of the Endeavor Awards celebrating Public Benefit Aviation. “Clay Lacy is a true pioneer in so many aspects of aviation, from air-to-air shooting of Hollywood action movies through helping to establish Public Benefit Aviation,” said Mark Wolper, President & Executive Producer of The Wolper […]