A deal being brokered by the House and Senate to keep the lights turned on at the FAA beyond July 15 includes third-class medical reform language, which has already passed in the Senate but has been held up in the House over the contentious fight to privatize ATC. GA forces remain staunchly opposed to the […]
Pilots using the WingX Pro7 app are in store for some major updates. The latest version available in the Apple App Store includes a TFR Events feature, the new FAA Airman Certification Standards (replacing the FAA Practical Test Standards), wireless Stratux firmware updates, and business and FBO locations on airport diagrams. Also known as Stadium […]
Two Bell Helicopter employees were killed Wednesday during a flight test in rural Texas near the company’s XworX facility in Arlington. The pilots were testing Bell’s new fly-by-wire 525 Relentless turbine twin when the helicopter crashed in a field. There were no other injuries. The crash is being investigated by the FAA and NTSB, and […]
The 2016 edition of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) annual review looks both similar to and different from what U.S. pilots might expect to see here. While considerably fewer aircraft operate within European airspace, hence creating far fewer accidents and fatalities, the challenges pilots face in that region look very much like those facing […]
While critics have, for decades, scoffed at the idea of flying cars, that attitude is beginning to change. Toyota jumped into the flying-car arena by filing a patent for a “shape morphine fuselage for an aerocar” in 2014. The giant autobuilder claims the new aerocar will easily morph from a road-hugging automobile to an airborne […]
The B-29 named Doc, which has been undergoing restoration in Wichita, Kansas, since it was brought there 16 years ago, is expected to fly in the next few weeks. Doc’s Friends, the organization that has spearheaded the major restoration effort, has overcome the last obstacles standing in the way of first flight, having received permission […]
Appareo’s Stratus ESG transponder this week received Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization from the FAA. The panel-mounted 1090 ES transponder starts at $2,995 and includes ADS-B and built-in WAAS GPS. Available in two kit options — Stratus ESG and Stratus ESGi — the transponder comes with or without ADS-B In capability. The Stratus ESGi kit […]
A plane flown by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe ran off the runway after making a forced landing Sunday night in Ketchum, Oklahoma. The 81-year-old Oklahoma senator, who walked away from the incident unharmed, reportedly made the unscheduled landing in his aerobatic Harmon Rocket taildragger after encountering severe weather. Inhofe was flying in tandem with another […]
We’re just 24 days from the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the excitement is building to sky-high levels. We all know why Oshkosh is so great, of course: The planes, the people and the electric atmosphere make it the highlight of any GA pilot’s year, with enough memories to last a lifetime. […]
Astronics Corp., a subsidiary of Astronics Max-Viz, this week announced its new X1+HR enhanced vision system (EVS) for homebuilt and experimental aircraft. Using a long-wave infrared thermal imager with electronic zoom, the X1+HR EVS weighs only 1.2 pounds and enables pilots to see temporary obstructions such as wildlife and construction barriers, which may not be […]
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