After four months of receiving and evaluating 126 applications for the first ever Flying Club scholarship, Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) has chosen a winner. Zachary (Zach) Piech, of Wilmington, N.C., and his prospective flying club, Cape Fear Flyers, will receive more than $3,500 worth of products, services, and support from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots […]
General Aviation
The ‘new’ SUN ’n FUN
This woman is lit! She’s electric. Lori Bradner, selected late last year — in lieu of a new Florida Air Museum director — is now SUN ’n FUN’s executive director of education. That’s right: SUN ’n FUN now highlights youth education and year-round engagement, not just an annual celebration of aviation’s glory. The entire team […]
Wisconsin leaders celebrate general aviation manufacturing at rally
APPLETON, Wis. — Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of manufacturing workers, local officials, business leaders and aviation enthusiasts today at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. for a general aviation (GA) jobs rally. The […]
Rod Machado featured at Iowa’s PilotPalooza
Rod Machado, who is on a mission to keep the fun in aviation education, is the featured speaker for the first ever Iowa PilotPalooza. The Iowa PilotPalooza will be held June 1 at the Boone Municipal Airport (25 mi northwest of Des Moines) from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event organizers are challenging all pilots […]
Waco Flying Services launches fuel price matching program
Waco Flying Service President Clark Brooks has announced that, to help pilots contain costs, the FBO will begin matching all competitors’ prices, effective immediately. “Pilots who present a receipt or written offer from another FBO for full-service avgas or Jet-A, dated within 30 days, will have that price honored by Waco Flying Service when purchasing […]
Aspen’s Connected Panel takes flight on Pilatus
Aspen Avionics’ Connected Panel technology will be integrated into the new Pilatus PC-12 NG Connected flight deck system. The Pilatus PC-12 NG features Honeywell Primus Apex avionics enhanced with a suite of mobile apps that simplify and streamline operational activities, according to company officials. Aspen’s Connected for Pilatus platform enables wireless communication between the apps […]
Snap-On debuts new tool box
Snap-on Industrial’s new Visual Tool Control (VTC) tool storage box with a clear abrasion resistant polycarbonate window gives technicians a full view of their tools for instant accountability and asset management. The VTC can hold about 100 tools. The ability for technicians to return their tools and see if any are missing, even after the […]
King Schools updates online FIRC
John and Martha King, co-chairmen of King Schools, have updated the King Online Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to include a new lesson on scenario-based training (SBT). “Scenario-based training is now part of the FAA Practical Test Standards, but most CFIs have not had training on how to incorporate scenarios in their lesson plans,” commented […]
Fatigue failure brings down Cessna
Aircraft: Cessna 421B. Injuries: 3 Uninjured. Location: Truckee, Calif. Aircraft Damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern high, and, in an effort to descend, the pilot extended the landing gear and deployed full flaps. About the time the flaps reached their maximum extension, the right flap experienced […]