Pilot Proficiency

The IFR Proficiency Center at the Flying Aviation Expo was abuzz this weekend with fliers putting their stick and rudder prowess to the test with Redbird Flight Simulator scenarios designed to mimic real-life flight situations. The Proficiency Center, located in the center of the exhibit hall and manned by the National Association of Flight Instructors, […]

The inaugural Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California, is off to a respectable start, drawing thousands to the Palm Springs Convention Center, the site of scores of well-attended seminars and panel discussions, a busy show floor and static displays of airplanes under bright blue skies outside. “Flying Aviation Expo will be the event of […]

Air Fare America, a new aviation-themed reality TV show coming to a cable network near you, is at the Flying Aviation Expo asking showgoers the all-important question, “Where do you fly for food and fun?” This weekend, clearly, the answer is Palm Springs, California, the site of the inaugural Flying Aviation Expo, where thousands of […]

Fly This Sim (FTS) has added new capabilities to its home- and flight school-based TouchTrainer simulator systems, the company announced at Flying Aviation Expo. The touch screen enabled simulators can now add what the company calls VisX, which provides nearly a 180-degree view of the flight environment. The VisX visuals are displayed on three screens […]

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane suffered a “serious anomaly” over the California desert on Friday morning, breaking up and crashing. One pilot died and one was seriously injured. The reported problem came after SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time in more than nine months. Two pilots fly in SpaceShipTwo’s cockpit […]

Flying Aviation Expo got off to a successful start yesterday as more than 50 aircraft participated in the highly anticipated Parade of Planes from the Palm Springs International Airport to the convention center downtown. City streets were cordoned off as thousands lined the parade route to see the variety of general aviation airplanes participating in […]

Industry leaders took center stage at the inaugural Flying Aviation Expo on Friday morning to discuss the effects of “disruptive technologies” in flying and how they have shaped today’s general aviation landscape. Jim Alpiser, Garmin’s director of aftermarket sales, Jerry Gregoire, founder of Redbird Flight Simulations, Tyson Weihs, ForeFlight co-founder and CEO, and Dan Johnson, […]

A Beechcraft King Air crashed into the FlightSafety Citation Learning Center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport this morning, killing four people inside the building and injuring at least five others. The pilot of the King Air, who was the only person onboard, reported losing the left engine shortly after takeoff and radioed that he was returning […]

By now we’ve seen plenty of inflight videos taken from vantage points outside the airplane after intrepid pilots affixed their GoPros and Garmin VIRBs externally, usually with a suction cup mount. Is this legal in the eyes of the FAA? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. But as is often the case, it’s a qualified yes. […]

In anticipation of the large number of aircraft flying into Palm Springs, California, this weekend for Flying Aviation Expo 2014, temporary VFR air traffic procedures are being put in place from October 31 to November 2 to handle the influx of traffic. To make it easy to comply with the special procedures, we’ve put together […]