Recently updated ramp access limitations at Santa Maria Airport (KSMX) in California mean that the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Central Coast AirFest will no longer be able to host the annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) vintage aircraft competition.
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Cutter Aviation tapped as Tecnam dealer
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has appointed Cutter Aviation as its Authorized Dealer for Arizona and California.
Avidyne’s Vantage 12 certified for Cirrus aircraft
The Vantage 12 upgrade is initially targeted for retrofit in the more than 4,000 Entegra-equipped and pre-Entegra Cirrus SR20/22 Series aircraft, according to Avidyne officials.
Sight-seeing flight fatal for two
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain.
Picture of the Day: Departing OSH25
James Johnson submitted this photo and note: “A Pilatus PC-24 taxiing out to Runway 24 for departure at KOSH during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.”
Our heroes affect us
Having the pleasure of meeting one’s heroes…well that’s a special thing. As is the aviation game which Richard Bach so meaningfully encouraged me to pursue — even if he had no idea he’d done so.
Boeing forecasts need for 2.4 million aviation personnel through 2044
The annual forecast calls for 660,000 pilots and 710,000 maintenance technicians will be needed worldwide through 2044.
A new life for Cirrus parachutes
Cirrus has introduced a collection of handcrafted, aviation-inspired travel bags using material repurposed from the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS).
Near miss in the pattern at KUAO
Another aircraft suddenly crossed right in front of our flight path, coming low and from the left. It was incredibly close and fast. We had no time to react.