Julie Boatman

The evolving state of trade shows globally can’t seem to find a point of rest. Aerospace events aren’t immune, as key conferences such as Heli-Expo and AERO Friedrichshafen change plans while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge large-scale gatherings. Helicopter Assocation Internation (HAI) announced during the week of January 18 that its marquee event, Heli-Expo, […]

A new safety tool, the Dynamic Regulatory System, recently released online by the FAA, brings together documents and data from more than a dozen agency repositories. The DRS combines more than 65 document types—upwards of 2 million regulatory documents—into one searchable application, including all of the information found in the Flight Standards Information System (FSIMS) […]

Unseen—for the most part, unless rendered visible by dust or contrails—and always unwelcome, wake turbulence causes flight-path disruption at best, and fatal accidents when encountered at its worst. Pilots do what they can to avoid it, especially when on takeoff or landing, and controllers are tasked with helping us to steer clear. Still, we’re not […]

FreeFlight Systems has been granted approved model list-supplemental type certificate (AML-STC) approval on its dual-band Datalink ADS-B In receiver and transceiver, with the approval covering a wide range of single- and multiengine aircraft. More than 400 models from manufacturers—including Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, and Piper—will be eligible for the installation. The Datalink ADS-B options include both […]

When the Great Lakes Region Civil Air Patrol received a request from the Defense Coordinating Element at FEMA’s Region V office in December 2020 to transport the COVID-19 vaccine by air to several locations in Wisconsin and Michigan, the unit was poised for action. The request? To deliver the first and second rounds of the […]

Tecnam has partnered with ultra-freezer manufacturer Desmon to retrofit the P2012 Traveller for COVID-19 vaccination transportation, into a new version dubbed the Travelcare. The P2012 was deemed a good platform for transportation of the critical materials to remote locations in Europe and around the world. A special ultra-freezer designed by Desmon can maintain product temperatures at minus 86 […]

The ultimate goal? An unleaded drop-in replacement for 100LL, the avgas we use to power a large percentage of the general aviation fleet—and particularly one that serves the roughly one-third of piston airplanes that require at least 100 octane fuel. However, achieving that goal has been elusive, based in part on three factors. First, a […]

On December 28, the FAA announced the release of final rules covering unpiloted aircraft or drones in the National Airspace System in the US. Not surprisingly, the new rules call for the remote identification of drones (known as Remote ID), allowing operators of small drones to fly over people and at night time under given conditions. At […]

Pilatus Aircraft delivered its 100th PC-24 business jet to Jetfly Aviation, the largest European fractional operator of Pilatus PC-12s and PC-24s. Jetfly, based in Luxembourg, now operates 10 of the versatile light jets—and one that apparently punches higher than its weight. Pilatus delivered the first PC-24 in February 2018, and the now 100-strong fleet has […]

Sporty’s has released the next volume in its suite of flight training applications, the Instrument Rating Course for 2021. The course can be accessed through the Sporty’s hub, just like previously released courseware in the system. The Instrument Rating Course—like the Learn to Fly course that debuted last fall—offers comprehensive video-based training, a knowledge test […]