Pia Bergqvist

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, celebrated World War II airplanes and combat survivors at a recent event named Luftwaffe vs. the Eighth Air Force. The museum’s own Focke-Wulf FW-190 replica wowed the crowd with several fly-bys over the museum after a two-hour presentation of speakers. The FW-190 and Messerschmidt BF-109 were […]

Airplanes could be seen taxiing down the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona, in the early morning hours as they made the two-mile journey from the Scottsdale airport to the WestWorld special events facility where the annual Barrett-Jackson collector car auction is held from January 13-20. Lancair is one of the manufacturers in attendance with the high-performance […]

Jason Blair, who has been acting as the executive director for the National Association of Flight Instructors since 2008, has resigned from his position. In his official resignation statement Blair hinted at the reason for his departure being the inability of NAFI to financially support his position. “I fully support the mission of NAFI and […]

While we all know that a clean airplane gets a few extra knots, looks better and extends the life of the multitude of components that make up the machine, not many pilots clean the airplane they fly themselves. If you fit that category, either because you would rather pay for the service than do it […]

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has polled its members to get a sense of the compensation instructors are receiving for their services to determine the ability of the industry to train future pilots. NAFI is still evaluating the results and collecting more data, but the initial analysis does not bode well for the […]

The fight between the Coalition to Save Our GPS and LightSquared continues. Last week, the Coalition responded to the Federal Communications Commission’s request for comments regarding LightSquared’s request to modify the ancillary terrestrial communications (ATC) authorization of its mobile satellite services (MSS), which would allow the company to launch its broadband network. The 21-page document […]

We all know that thorough preflight planning makes for safer, easier flights. If you’re flying VFR, an important component of preflight planning is getting to know your destination airport. But there are times when unforecast weather conditions or, worse, a malfunction of some kind may prevent you from continuing to the airport you originally planned […]

Aviation app maker Hilton Software has added several new features with the release of Version 6.9 of WingX Pro7, which is compatible with the iPad, iPad Mini and iPhones running iOS 4, iOS 5 and iOS 6. The new features are included in the subscription, so the update is free for current customers. One of […]

It appears that seaplane enthusiasts, rallied by seaplane organizations and the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), have won the battle to block seaplane operations in New Mexico, which we reported on earlier this fall. The rules would have banned seaplane operations altogether in the state, the reasoning being to prevent water contamination and noise pollution. Jason […]

It appears that pilots and passengers taking off and landing at the Bilbao Airport in Loiu, Spain, about six miles north of Bilbao, got the ride of a lifetime when challenging, gusty crosswind conditions made for takeoffs and landings that were sketchy, to say the least. The attached dramatic video, which is sped up presumably […]