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Hillsboro Heli Academy, a division of Hillsboro Aero Academy based in Troutdale, Oregon, has added another industry leader to its Career Pathway Program. Hillsboro Heli Academy has just finalized an agreement with Bristow on a career pathway for its helicopter students. Bristow Group offers helicopter transportation, search and rescue (SAR), and aircraft support services to […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on an upcoming fly-in in New Mexico, an aircraft financing company’s 25th anniversary celebration and a new training management solution for flight schools. The 29th annual Land of Enchantment Fly-In (LOEFI) is scheduled to take place on Sept. 21, 2019, at Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) in Albuquerque, […]

The 29th annual Land of Enchantment Fly-In (LOEFI) will be held on Sep 21, 2019 at Double Eagle II (KAEG, West Mesa Airport) in Albuquerque, NM. The event is hosted EAA 179, the Albuquerque chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Pilots, families, anyone interested in aviation is invited to attend. Admission is free. — As […]

Just off the shore of northwest Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, is HEVVN, an oft‑used fix for pilots crossing the Gulf from the southern U.S. over to Florida. I was recently in Alabama and heard this exchange with Atlanta Center: Center: “Citation 456, Atlanta. To what fix are you navigating?” Citation 456: “Uh, well, […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup uncovered reports of an aviation safety day to be held in New York, a Father’s Day celebration at a helicopter museum, new service routes in New England, a sales territory expansion for Cutter Aviation and the relocation of H.E.R.O.S. The 4th Annual Westchester Aviation Association’s (WAA) General Aviation safety conference […]

The Desanctification of AoA We installed an AOA called a “Lift Reserve Indicator” in our missionary C182. It’s purpose was exactly what the name implied…at any given airspeed, weight, bank angle, and G load, you knew how close you were to a stall far more precisely than indicated airspeed, sound, feel, buffet, etc. The instructions […]

Virgin Galactic took a big step away from its test program toward commercial development of space tourism with a move from the high California desert to a purpose-built passenger flight facility in New Mexico. CEO Richard Branson announced Friday that it will be moving a significant part of its operation to a taxpayer-funded spaceport in […]

A chartered Challenger 601 bound to Monterrey, Mexico, from Las Vegas crashed in a remote region of Mexico near Ocampo, leaving no survivors. USA Today is reporting that “search crews on Mondayfound no survivors. The jet carried three crew members and 10passengerswhowere returningfrom a tripthat included seeing a boxing match.” The wreckage was found 165 […]

Bombardier has announced that it will consolidate its aerospace assets into a single business unit under the heading Bombardier Aviation. As part of the consolidation, Bombardier will be looking to sell its Belfast and Morocco aerostructures businesses. The company says the move will allow it to better focus on its Global, Challenger, Learjet and CRJ […]

On the same day an American Airlines A321 clipped a runway distance marker with a wingtip, an AeroMexico E170 dragged its left wing for about 500 yards down a runway in Mexico. The regional jet was taking off April 10 from Chihuahua bound for Monterrey in a howling crosswind that gusted to 38 knots. On […]