Now online is the January/February issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which explores the important role technology plays in keeping general aviation safe and efficient. Articles discuss the benefits of emerging technologies as well as the potential safety hazards of being too technologically focused. Feature articles in this issue include: “The (Lost) Art of Paying Attention” – […]
General Aviation
Power-loss landing results in off pavement landing
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Chehalis, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a flight review. While performing a simulated engine-out forced landing at a non-controlled airport the pilot did not manage the glide profile in a manner that allowed him to glide all the way to the approach end of the runway. […]
Liability vs. profits
A recent story by Michael Mooney, who is an aviation fuels supplier, states that the reason that no major oil company is supplying mogas to end users is because of liability. When it was posted, several people commented that the liability issue is a myth and that they have been selling mogas in Europe with […]
FAA administrator meets with GA leaders
Improving general aviation safety is a top priority for the FAA, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told industry leaders when he met with them Jan. 27 to jump start efforts for this year’s flying season. Huerta reported that the general aviation fatal accident rate has flattened over the past six years, noting there were 259 fatal […]
Galaxy FBO opens at KCXO
CONROE, Texas — Galaxy FBO has opened its new FBO at the Lone Star Executive Airport (KCXO). The new facility occupies 15 acres at the south corner of the Lone Star Executive Airport, just at the end of Runway 14-32. The construction broke ground in October 2012. More than 13,000 truckloads of fill were imported […]
Video: The making of an FBO
Check out this time-lapse video of Galaxy FBO’s year-long construction process
New episode of Inside Airshows premieres
Tonight will see the premiere of the fourth episode of Inside Airshows on LiveAirshowTV.com, which features Michael Goulian performing at the Wings Over Houston Airshow.
SAM receives STC
WICHITA, Kan. — Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics reports that the FAA has granted a Part 23 Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM). The AML STC joins a growing list of existing Part 23, 25 and 27 STCs, ranging from single engine pistons to advanced twin turboprops, […]
Make the latest GoPro camera cockpit-ready
Sporty’s and NFlightcam have released a filter for the new GoPro Hero3+ video camera that reduces propeller blur. Attached to the outside of the camera, the filter will make it easy to shoot straight out the front of the cockpit without ugly lines, company officials say. Made in the United States, the filter is precision […]