Aviation News

(April 2011) AFTER WRITING THREE articles on the subject of fatigue I figured I had pretty much covered that topic. Then I started receiving e-mails and phone calls from Flying readers, more than I have ever received before. It is obvious that fatigue is a critical issue for many people. Paul Reeves described his own […]

After the tornado at Sun ‘n Fun destroyed or heavily damaged several Husky aircraft that Aviat brought to the show, another was lost in a crash while being flown back to the Aviat factory in Afton, Wyoming, only days after Sun ‘n Fun ended. The crash was reported on by the Laramie Boomarang online edition. […]

In a coup reminiscent of Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes, John and Martha King completely surprised their 35th anniversary King Schools Sweepstakes winner. After the Kings were invited to explore the hangar and 1978 Piper Arrow belonging to Rodney Mullinax at the airport in Mount Vernon, Illinois, John King asked if Rodney had ever considered getting […]

It turns out there’s a teensy bit more to the story of why a single-engine Piper Warrior made a precautionary landing on a Queens beach on Monday. According to police, 24-year-old pilot Jason Maloney got the idea from watching the TV show “Flying Wild Alaska,” which often depicts off-airport landings. An ATC recording of the […]

Cessna has joined with King Schools and Redbird Flight Simulations to develop a new pilot training program that couples guided video instruction and demonstrations with hands-on simulator work. Designed to give students a new way of practicing flight maneuvers, the program, called Guided Independent Flight Training (GIFT), kicks off in May and is exclusive to […]

American Legend Aircraft Co. last week introduced the Super Legend, an 845-pound Cub clone powered by a 115-hp Lycoming 233 Series engine that the manufacturer says will yield the same power-to-weight ratio as the original 150-hp Piper Super Cub. Features of the Super Legend will include a Super Cub-style pressure cowling and classic Super Cub […]

As it works with the NTSB to determine the cause of the crash of a Gulfstream G650 flight test airplane, the company has decided to temporarily suspend flight activities for the remaining four flight test articles. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Pres Henne, senior vice president for programs, engineering and test for Gulfstream, […]

Safety product manufacturer AmSafe has introduced a next-generation seatbelt airbag that is lighter and has a longer service life than the company’s current airbag restraint, which has been in production for 10 years and is installed in more than 7,000 general aviation aircraft. The new AmSafe seatbelt is narrower and features an optional lightweight buckle, […]

The 2011 Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In and Expo was characterized by extreme highs and lows. Thunderstorms lining the northern end of Florida during the beginning of the week kept the crowds away for the beginning of the show. But that ended up being a blessing when the much reported EF1 tornado touched down on Thursday. […]

One of Gulfstream’s G650 ultra long-range business jets crashed on the runway at Roswell, NM, on Saturday, fatally injuring the two test pilots and two flight test engineers on board. The FAA said the accident happened after the jet attempted to lift off, struck a wingtip on the runway, which caused the gear to collapse […]