Florida wetland proposal threatens aviation safety
The location of a proposed stormwater treatment area in Okeechobee County, Florida, is raising alarms from AOPA, the FAA, and local pilots, as the project design will likely attract avian species that will create hazards for pilots flying at three surrounding airports.
Florida wetland proposal threatens aviation safety
The location of a proposed stormwater treatment area in Okeechobee County, Florida, is raising alarms from AOPA, the FAA, and local pilots, as the project design will likely attract avian species that will create hazards for pilots flying at three surrounding airports.
Aircraft Maintenance: Mitigating the hazards of frigid weather
The winter months can be extremely hard on aircraft (and pilots). Cold weather affects aircraft in a number of ways, few of them beneficial, but long periods of inactivity create problems, too. The best thing you can do for an aircraft is to fly it. So, let’s focus on mitigating the risks of winter flying […]
Training and Safety Tip: The downside of training in actual IMC
Students and instrument flight instructors often put a lot of emphasis on experiencing instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) during training for the instrument rating, but is that an effective use of time?
‘I felt a spark light in my soul’
Until her senior year of high school, Alexis Noel was uninspired and had no idea what she wanted to do in life. It wasn’t until she attended an Explorer Post/STEM club event at the Boeing campus that she finally found her calling in aviation.
3 Ways You Might be Sabotaging Your Own Insurance Renewal
The annual letter arrives from your aviation insurance company sounding the alarm for another approaching renewal.
3 Ways You Might be Sabotaging Your Own Insurance Renewal
The annual letter arrives from your aviation insurance company sounding the alarm for another approaching renewal.
Protecing Africa’s wildlife starts in the sky
In Nairobi National Park in Kenya, orphaned infant African elephants are fighting for a future.
Signals of strength, stress in aircraft market
The bottom-line numbers for the year to date released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show gains in all segments of GA aircraft sales, including strong performance by European airframers in the piston segment driving an 11.9-percent increase in piston airplane sales worldwide. Turbine deliveries held steady despite a dip for the market leader.
Signals of strength, stress in aircraft market
The bottom-line numbers for the year to date released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show gains in all segments of GA aircraft sales, including strong performance by European airframers in the piston segment driving an 11.9-percent increase in piston airplane sales worldwide. Turbine deliveries held steady despite a dip for the market leader.
