Pia Bergqvist

When flying in busy airspace, frequency changes can happen often, sometimes every few minutes. It is good practice to write down each frequency in case you need to reference it later. The past frequencies may be helpful if for some reason you can’t reach the next controller or, more importantly, if you have a comm […]

Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. recently announced a program for pilots who are getting ready to upgrade their headsets. Customers can trade in a variety of headsets and get a fair chunk of change toward a new one. The trade-in program only applies to new headsets that cost more than $750. As long as the […]

The Swiss Solar Impulse team has successfully completed its Across America mission, landing late Saturday night at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. André Borschberg, co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse, completed the final 18-hour, 23-minute flight from Washington Dulles International Airport. But it appears that the long cross-country trip tested the […]

A series of near misses investigated by the NTSB has prompted the agency’s chairman Deborah Hersman to send a safety recommendation letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta urging the FAA to revise air traffic control procedures. The letter addresses separation standards provided by ATC at airports with multiple runways, where operations allow for simultaneous takeoffs […]

Europe’s EASA has signed off on a modified version of Tecnam’s best-selling P2002 Sierra with a variable pitch propeller. The P2002JF provides an increase in cruise speed of 5 to 7 knots and improved climb performance of an extra 150 to 200 fpm, the company claims. The new version of the two-seat low-wing LSA will […]

Serenity turned to tragedy on Friday morning at the scenic and popular Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) near Yellow Pine, Idaho, located in the backcountry about 26 miles northeast of McCall (KMYF), as two small airplanes collided, killing a two-year-old boy and injuring three others. The airplanes were reportedly approaching the strip simultaneously, resulting in one […]

Terrafugia is planning to show off the capabilities of the Transition flying car to the world at AirVenture Oshkosh, set for July 29 through August 4 this year. The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company announced it will take the unconventional aircraft to the skies around 8 p.m., just before the night airshow on Wednesday, July 31. During […]

An extreme heatwave, with temperatures reaching triple digits in many large cities, hit the West Coast over the weekend. The heat was severe enough to be blamed for at least one death, and also caused flight disruptions. US Airways Express reportedly canceled 18 flights on Saturday as temperatures reached 119 degrees F in Phoenix, a […]

Photo by Bo Ryan| There is a magic number associated with every airplane — a number referred to as time between overhauls, or TBO for short. TBO is the number of hours the engine manufacturer expects you can operate the engine before it needs to be taken apart and have components replaced or repaired. The […]

The twin-engine Seminole is the latest of Piper’s offerings to receive type certificate approval from the FAA for the integrated Garmin G1000 avionics system. G1000-equipped Seminoles are expected to start rolling out of the Vero Beach, Florida, factory next month, and Piper will have one on display at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, set for July […]