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How’s Your Near Vision?… Families of seven passengers who died in a 2003 plane crash in New Zealand have attacked lax vision standards for commercial pilots during an inquest hearing in Christchurch. Under questioning by the family members’ lawyers, Dr. Dougal Watson, the principal medical officer for the Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed that the CAA […]

This is the fourth in a series of excerpts that began with Chapter One. Chapter Six: Notes on Lesson Five — Basic Stalls The flying was going wonderfully well, as far as I was concerned. That the instructors were reduced to casting lots to see who would have to fly with me was not something […]

Helicopter pilots have discovered all kinds of useful, and profitable, niches for their flying machines, but New Zealand farmers may be popularizing a new use for the big eggbeaters — they can help keep their precious grape vines warm at night. Many of the vineyards on the South Island are tucked into valleys and slopes […]

Retiring NTSB board member John Goglia has joined the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association to lead efforts to increase the public’s recognition of and respect for the individual aviation maintenance technician… EAA says the FAA is late sending hard copies of the AirVenture NOTAM, so if you want one, go straight to the AFSS, or download […]

Will your local flying school’s next trainer come from New Zealand? Hamilton, N.Z.-based Alpha Aviation Ltd. hopes so. The Kiwi company recently bought the rights to the Alpha trainer developed by a French company, Societe Apex Industries. The New Zealand firm gets all the rights, tools, designs and intellectual property related to the aircraft. Alpha […]

Well, at least Warrant Officer Barry Jones is a realist. “I know it won’t go smoothly, nothing ever does, but that’s part of the adventure,” Jones, a British Army helicopter pilot, told a news conference before setting off on a round-the-world flight in an open-cockpit gyrocopter. He’ll cover more than 25,000 miles (including long stretches […]

As gas prices creep toward $2 per gallon for drivers in many parts of the country, many pilots are seeing local prices for 100LL inch closer to $3. Jet fuel prices are climbing, too, up more than 30 percent since September. The airlines are feeling the pinch, and last week, four carriers tacked on $5 […]

Overheard while approaching the control zone in Wellington, New Zealand……. ZKxxx: Request entry into the zone with Charlie 1021, currently 20 miles to the south west at 2500. Wellington Tower: Cleared to enter the zone via the Sinclair Sector 1500 feet or below. ZKxxx: Cleared to enter the zone via Sinclair at 1500 or below. […]

Cessna led the pack, delivering 588 single-engine piston planes, plus 67 of its Caravan turboprops; and Cirrus Design was close behind with 469 sales. Diamond came in third, delivering 228 of its DA20 and DA40 models. New Piper completed 185 single-engine deliveries plus 44 sales of light twins. Raytheon sold 55 Beech Bonanzas plus 107 […]

An underwater camera on Monday found the wreck of a Cessna Caravan that crashed in Lake Erie on Jan. 17; all 10 people on board were killed… The California skydiving company whose new PAC 750XL airplane was lost on a ferry flight from New Zealand has ordered a new aircraft from the same manufacturer, Pacific […]