Garmin International Inc. announced new products for helicopters on Feb. 22, including updated integrated cockpit displays and the GFC 600H […]
Month: February 2018
Fastest piston sold too slowly to stay
Textron Aviation on Feb. 21 confirmed that the Cessna TTx, notwithstanding the eye-pleasing ramp appeal and speed to spare that […]
‘Hangar full of Mustangs’ to host AOPA Rusty Pilots seminar
There’s nothing like a North American P-51 Mustang to bring folks out to an airport or inspire would-be pilots to […]
Aircraft manufacturers saw ‘encouraging’ results in 2017
Growing deliveries of piston airplanes, business jets, and rotorcraft led an “encouraging” 2017 highlighted by stabilization of the rotorcraft sector […]
Sandstone, solitude, and silence
Fly to Mexican Mountain, Utah, for superlative camping, hiking, and rock art next to the San Rafael River. This may […]
Family-run Frasca celebrates 60 years
Pilot, researcher, and flight simulation engineer Rudy Frasca was fresh out of the U.S. Navy when he built his first […]
How to file, open and close a VFR Flight Plan from your iPad
We’re fortunate in the U.S. to have a variety of “free” aviation support services provided by the FAA and Flight […]
iOS Update Green Light program: iOS 11.2.6
Apple recently released iOS 11.2.6, which fixes an issue where using certain character sequences (Telugu) could cause apps to crash, […]
AOPA fires back at errant ATC opinion
In a Feb. 15 editorial supporting the removal of air traffic control (ATC) from the FAA, The Wall Street Journal […]
Cracked spar cap prompts AD on Cessna twins
An airworthiness directive is scheduled to take effect Feb. 28 requiring repetitive inspections of many models of Textron Aviation Inc. […]