It’s a seasonal spectacle best seen from a general aviation aircraft, and once seen, never forgotten. And it’s quite possibly the perfect reason to take a new passenger up flying.

Source: aopaFlying to find fall foliage

The typical weather chart is a notable exception to the rule that one picture is worth a thousand words. But that all changes when a surface-analysis chart pictures isobars wrapped tightly around an area of low or high pressure.

Source: aopaTraining Tip: One windy day

Norma Evans braved cool, breezy conditions in Lawrence, Kansas, on Oct. 11 to climb into the cockpit of a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane. In so doing, she became the oldest person to take flight with the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.

Source: aopa104-year-old takes Stearman flight

Rockwell Collins announced at the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 15 that it is now offering Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers. The flight tracking solution, a first for the company, resulted from the integration of Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirect solution and FlightAware’s terrestrial ADS-B network.

Source: aopaRockwell Collins offers Aireon ADS-B tracking

When Hurricane Michael brought its Category 4 destructive force to bear on the Florida panhandle on Oct. 10, flattening a coastal town and inflicting cataclysmic damage elsewhere, quick work by pilots and other Floridians helped lessen the area’s immediate misery.

Source: aopaFlorida pilots bring early hurricane relief

Flying the Solar Impulse 2 around the world with no fuel, no engine noise, and the sun as the only source of power, pilot Bertrand Piccard said he felt part of the future.

Source: aopaSolar Impulse pilot encourages bizav segment to challenge assumptions

Web-based flight planning platform iFlightPlanner announced a redesigned interface allowing users to plan detailed multi-leg flights from connected devices, and a partnership with an aviation solutions provider.

Source: aopaiFlightPlanner offers updated interface

Piper Aircraft reported some of its best aircraft sales figures since 2008 in the 2018 third quarter, noting expansion in its trainer and M-Class product lines and forecasting continued strong trainer sales driving positive fourth-quarter results.

Source: aopaTrainers lead upbeat Piper sales

Gulfstream reports that its fleet of in-production aircraft has earned FAA approval for visual advantage credit using its enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) head-up display (HUD).

Source: aopaGulfstream releases slate of updates

Dassault Aviation reports that its 5,500-nautical-mile Falcon 6X has completed its preliminary design phase, and developmental tests of its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 812D engines are progressing well.

Source: aopaDassault Falcon 6X on track for 2022 deliveries