Aircraft: Taylorcraft F-22. Injuries: None. Location: Payson, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot and a pilot-rated passenger had planned to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on runway 6, but the other airplanes in the traffic pattern were using runway 24, so they switched to runway 24. The airplane was set up to […]
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Ask Paul: Upgrading to a wide deck engine
Q: I read your article from the Oct .7, 2009, issue of General Aviation News on Wide Deck vs. Narrow Deck Lycomings with great interest. I am trying to figure out one detail that I think your article answers, but I just want to make sure. I have a 1960 PA-22 Tripacer that originally came […]
Reno to welcome big names and returning champions
In preparation for the 50th National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has unveiled a star-studded field of competitors and aircraft registered to compete this September. Headlining the recently unveiled Unlimited & Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) is four-time defending champion Steve Hinton who, in a surprise twist this year, will be helming […]
Sporty’s Sweepstakes winner takes delivery of his Legend Cub
Christopher Boyle, a private pilot from Arcata, California, is the winner of Sporty’s 2013 Aircraft Sweepstakes, a Legend Cub. He was informed of his winning status by Sporty’s President Michael Wolf during Sporty’s Annual Fly-In on Saturday, May 18. “All of us in business have phone calls we don’t want to make,” says Wolf, “but […]
Colorado aviation gets boost with new GA alliance
General aviation interests in Colorado have a new advocacy group: The Colorado General Aviation Alliance (CGAA). “For the most part, what benefits one, benefits all,” said Iver Retrum, who represents the Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) as treasurer on the CGAA board, and who was the driving force behind forming the new organization, according to […]
Bahamas institutes new airport taxes for private pilots
The Bahamas government has instituted new aviation taxes: $50 for arriving private aircraft and $75 in and $75 out for commercial operators. This tax, labled a “processing fee” for General Declaration forms, also applies for technical fuel stops. “Departure taxes do not apply for a fuel stop, although I received reports this year of some […]
Flying for Panama’s underdogs
How did the search for GPS units, cameras and chance encounters on the streets of Bozeman, Montana, help indigenous people trying to protect their land in Panama? Click here to read how Lighthawk, an environmental group that uses volunteer pilots, helped these people.
Landmark Aviation begins operations at GRR
Landmark Aviation has officially begun operations at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, through the acquisition of the assets of Northern Air and The Grand Rapids Air Center. “Landmark is excited to be expanding its footprint into Michigan,” President & CEO Dan Bucaro stated. “We look forward to working with the […]
Latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing now available
The July/August 2013 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on airman preparedness. Articles explore procedures, techniques, and equipment that can help you stay ahead of the aviation safety curve and prepare for the unexpected. Among the feature articles in this issue include: “What Would MacGyver Do?” – a look into aviation survival equipment (p. 10); […]