Pia Bergqvist

The 2012 version of Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co.’s catalog is out. And with 920 pages covering more than 80,000 aviation related products, including a few hundred new ones, the catalog is beginning to look more and more like a phone book. Aircraft Spruce started out as a supplier for experimental aircraft builders and the […]

Aviators will have a chance to check out the inReach personal satellite communicator for the first time at AirVenture this week. Produced by DeLorme, a company that started producing maps in 1976 and has grown into the GPS and satellite communication business, the inReach was developed for outdoor enthusiasts, but its application in the aviation […]

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Piper J-3 Cub, Redbird Flight Simulations has developed a special simulator based on the beloved taildragger. Like the airplane that inspired its development, the sim is bright yellow. And to further the realism of the simulation, Redbird went so far as to put a propeller up front […]

These days, with all kinds of traffic avoidance systems available for airplanes, big and small, there is a lot of help for us pilots to find targets in the sky. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t look outside. “See and avoid” is required by FAR 91.113 and there is no guarantee that all airplanes […]

Garmin just announced this week it is launching several ADS-B products targeted for the general aviation market in preparation for the required implementation in 2020. And for those of you who are confused about ADS-B and how the new rules will affect you, Garmin has launched an online ADS-B Academy. The ADS-B Academy website is […]

The A-29 Super Tucano is making a first-time appearance at Embraer’s AirVenture booth in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, next week. The Super Tucano was in the news earlier this year after beating Hawker Beechcraft’s T-6 for an Air Force contract worth more than $350 million for 20 airplanes slated to go to the Afghan military, a deal […]

Living in Southern California has many benefits. The weather is near perfect any day of the year with clear skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It can be summed up in one of many aviation acronyms – CAVU. So on most days, I can jump in an airplane without having to worry about […]

One of the stressful things that can happen to you as a pilot is when an air traffic controller tells you to call a facility on the telephone after you land. A tower controller issued me a phone number once, and I have to admit the request made my heart skip a beat. Fortunately, I […]

A SkyWest pilot wanted in the killing of a Colorado woman late last week stole a Canadair CRJ200 regional jet off the tarmac in St. George, Utah, where SkyWest is headquartered, before shooting and killing himself in the airplane. According to a statement from the airline, the incident happened after the airport closed on Monday […]

Bombardier announced at the Farnborough Airshow this week that its three Learjets currently in development are progressing toward certification on schedule. The Learjet 85, 70 and 75 are expected to enter into service next year, the company said. It may appear overly ambitious to develop three new jets simultaneously, but the Learjet 70 and 75, […]