Pia Bergqvist

Two runways at the Los Angeles International Airport were shut down yesterday as a result of a winter storm that wreaked havoc in the Los Angeles area. Strong crosswinds and gusts of up to 47 knots were recorded at the airport, tearing down trees and spreading debris on to the runways and streets in nearby […]

Australian airline Regional Express issued a statement warning that an Apple iPhone belonging to a passenger aboard a flight from Lismore to Sydney last week suddenly “started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow” after the airplane landed in Sydney. A flight attendant took possession of the glowing phone and […]

Part of my Thanksgiving weekend was spent renewing my CFI certificate. While it is a bit of a hassle to go through this hoop every couple of years, it is an important task for me regardless of the fact that I don’t do much instructing anymore. I have met several pilots who have let their […]

What can an instructor do to help ease the anxiety of a student pilot who is having trouble with talking on the radio? Tim Busch has been involved in aviation education for more than 20 years. He is a Master CFI and the president of Iowa Flight Training. A self-proclaimed aviation evangelist, Busch is also […]

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to go for a fun flight with friends and family. If you’re taking someone up for the first time, it’s important to prepare him or her for the journey with a comprehensive preflight briefing. This conversation goes far beyond explaining how to enter and exit the airplane and use the […]

After months of uncertainty in Washington regarding the future of several aviation-related programs, President Obama has signed an appropriations bill for 2012 that provides funding for the FAA and reinstates the Block Aircraft Registry Request (BARR) program, ensuring the privacy of aircraft owners and operators. The signing of the bill serves as temporary relief for […]

Hawker Beechcraft‘s Global Customer Support (GCS) has expanded its XPR upgrade program for the Hawker 400 and 800. The program, which was previously exclusive to airframe owners, provides a factory completed option for customers interested in purchasing an airplane and upgrading it with the XPR components and other upgrades. GCS will assist those customers in […]

A single-engine accident in Florida recently in which two people died shortly after takeoff reminded me of another high-performance single-engine airplane accident that happened at Santa Monica airport in 2009. A SIAI-Marchetti SF-260C crashed onto the runway shortly after taking off, killing two people onboard. I’m not suggesting that the cause of the accidents were […]

Cessna Aircraft Company has designated a Citation Mustang named American Patriot to fly missions for the Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) – a non-profit organization that organizes volunteer aircraft owners and pilots to provide free transportation to wounded veterans and their families. The Mustang’s first mission is being flown today [November 10], transporting two veterans from […]

In the past month or so, some iPad users have reported deleted charts and apps when attempting to use aviation apps in flight as a result of Apple’s iOS 5 update, which manages memory overages by deleting files and apps seemingly at random. Apple is known to be working on iOS release 5.0.1, which is […]