Pia Bergqvist

Hartzell’s hailed three-blade propellers are becoming available on a growing number of high-performance piston airplanes, reducing the empty weight of the airplanes and improving performance. The latest STC additions include a list of Mooney models: the Mooney M20R Ovation, Ovation II, Ovation III, M20S Eagle and M20TN Acclaim. The STCs also includes airplanes that have […]

The technological advances in air traffic control are not always creating more efficiency in the system. A power surge at Belgocontrol in Brussels, which controls the airspace up to 24,500 feet over Belgium and higher elevations above Luxembourg, has wreaked havoc on the air traffic in Europe, causing major delays and cancellations. The Brussels airport […]

The VE-Day Arsenal of Democracy celebration over Washington, D.C., may have appeared to go off without a hitch. But what most people didn’t realize is that one pilot experienced what he thought was an inflight fire during the stellar flyover. Smoke in the cockpit appeared as the TBM Avenger pilot was flying in formation with […]

With new supersonic jets, such as the Aerion AS2, in the works and several business jets teetering on the edge of supersonic flight, NASA is looking for ways to potentially ease the restrictions against such flights over inhabited areas. The agency has awarded Rockwell Collins with a contract to develop a display that would predict […]

It’s not often that a grounded airplane design returns to the skies, but such will be the case for a Windecker Eagle currently in restoration. The airplane was designed in the 1960s. It was the first composite airplane to achieve certification and one of the first, if not the first, airplanes certified under Part 23 […]

Textron Aviation achieved a timely milestone at the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo in Geneva, Switzerland, earning EASA certification for Cessna Aircraft Company’s Citation CJ3+. The light business jet has seen great success since it first got the FAA sign off in September, with Cessna delivering 10 of the airplanes already by the close […]

Despite the clouds and moisture in southern California last week, AOPA had a good turn out for its first 2015 fly-in in Salinas, California. Nearly 300 airplanes flew in and about 2,600 people attended the event, which featured educational seminars, a pancake breakfast and more than 100 exhibits and aircraft displays. This year’s inaugural fly-in […]

Once in a while we hear of pilots making a mistake that has devastating consequences, such as forgetting to remove the control wheel lock prior to takeoff or landing with the landing gear retracted. It is easy to make a mistake and that’s why we use checklists. But in addition to using a printed or […]

AOPA is launching its regional fly-in season this weekend at the Salinas Municipal Airport on the central California coast. This year’s inaugural event will include several new attractions and is expected to be well attended. The kick-off Barnstormers Party on Friday night, which will include a barbecue, bonfire and a screening of a new movie […]

While the FAA is still establishing rules to govern unmanned aircraft systems, the agency continues to deliver materials to educate members of the public about what they can and cannot do with their drones. Most recently, the FAA has launched a campaign to make the public aware of a No Drone Zone in the area […]