Flying Staff

Tucker Rice started out flying RC Airplanes when he was three-years-old. He and his grandfather Allen Rice decided to get into flying full-scale airplanes when Tucker was only 12. Now at 20, Tucker a student and lineman, knows he wants his future in aviation to be in the military. “I’ve always known I wanted to […]

Levil Aviation’s Broadcasting Outer Module (BOM) resembles a tiny radar pod when installed beneath the wing of an aircraft. The BOM wirelessly transmits a variety of flight information to the cockpit for use by iOS and Android tablets and other devices. The pod contains a WAAS GPS sensor for aircraft position information, an AHRS for […]

The new Evolution E5 flight instrument from Aspen Avionics is an ingenious answer to lower-cost displays from Garmin and Dynon aimed at the thousands of light general aviation airplanes that could benefit from a switch from traditional vacuum-driven six-pack flight instruments to modern glass. The E5 display replaces electro-mechanical instruments by consolidating traditional attitude indicator, […]

With so many flight bags on the market, why would there be a need for a new design? Apparently, Flight Outfitters saw the demand and sought to meet it with the Centerline backpack. The bag has a simple, clean design that includes a slew of pilot-friendly features. On one side is a slot for a […]

Jesse McClintock is a young California pilot who was helping a friend list his American Champion Adventurer for sale online, only to be fed up with how difficult and outdated every online aircraft marketplace was. This frustration led to innovation when he decided to create his own online aircraft market, intended to making listing an […]

Loss of aircraft control remains the No. 1 killer of general aviation pilots, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). At an industry roundtable hosted by the NTSB at its Washington, D.C., headquarters in April, the hot topic was how better training and technology can help pilots do a better job of flying their […]

“If you are ever presented with an opportunity, no matter where you are in your life, no matter what you are currently doing, don’t hesitate to try to take advantage of that opportunity,” says Michael Marco, who is a third generation pilot. Fourth generation pilot Allison Leeward definitely believes that. She did a quick internship […]

“My two passions are planes and people,” says Cayla McLeod. When she graduates with a degree in her major of Mass Communications, she hopes to mesh her two passions together. She started in aviation at the Candler Field Museum Youth Aviation Program when she was 16 years old and was able to earn 75 hours […]

Linnea Couture is a new instructor with ATP Flight School whose aviation career is just lifting off. Like many aspiring airline pilots, her interest in flying developed during childhood. Her father, an aviation enthusiast and radio controlled (RC) model airplane builder, enjoyed taking Linnea to Chicago O’Hare Airport to watch airplanes. “I was maybe 3 […]

Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) is getting close to completing a testing facility at its headquarters in New Richmond, Wisconsin, that will aid in the process of achieving certification for its Graflight V-8 diesel engine. The facility will be used for engine testing, inspection, assembly and STC work. Once the new facility is completed, which is […]