Flight Safety

Pilots who live in Florida, and especially on the west coast of Florida, have this problem. Its called the Gulf of Mexico. Nice beaches and all, and warm for nine months a year, but if youre going anywhere west of about 85 degrees longitude, youll have the argument with yourself about cutting the corner across […]

Chris Nesin knew he had to have the Piper Cub Special that the Buck brothers flew as Rinker Buck’s inspiration for Flight of Passage. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with the new owner of the iconic aircraft about its next transcontinental trip. Duration: 6:50 File Size: 6.3 MB download here

Dr. Richard Rockefeller, nephew of Nelson Rockefeller and the son of the oldest living member of the influential family, died when the Piper Meridian he was flying crashed shortly after takeoff from Westchester County Airport Friday morning. According to the Daily Telegraph, Rockefeller had spent the previous evening eating dinner with his 99-year-old father, David, […]

Today, the NTSB released its preliminary accident reporton the May 31, 2014, fatal accident of a Gulfstream G-IV at Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mass.-it stated that although the mechanical control lock was in the off position, the Fight Data Recorder (FDR) indicated the elevator position throughout the event was consistent with the control lock being engaged. […]

AVwebs weekly survey of whats new in aviation uncovered an expansion of the long-running Citation Special Olympics Airlift, election of there new board members of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators, a Fly First Year Free promotion for one Diamond DA40 XLT and the scheduling of a Heavy Bomber Weekend in Milwaukee just prior […]

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday voted to provide $15.7 billion to the Federal Aviation Administration in fiscal year 2015, representing a slight increase from the current $15.6 billion funding level. AOPA is reporting that the bill prohibits the imposition of aviation user fees and also fees for digital navigational charts. The bill also directs […]

Aveillant, a British technology company, said recently its 3D holographic radar is now ready for the market. The technology “brings performance previously only found in high-end military systems to the civil aviation arena,” the company said. The system can survey 360 degrees of airspace for up to a 40-mile range, and because it doesn’t rotate […]

A commercial 747 was taxiing for take-off when a deer darted in front of the plane and was hit. The captain immediately called his wife to explain he would be arriving late as the plane had hit a deer. His wife asked, “What altitude was that deer at?” Nick Goodrichvia e-mail

For the second time in a little more than a year, a helicopter has been used to help alleged organized crime members escape from prison in the Canadian province of Quebec. Three inmates were plucked from the Orsainville Detention Centre about eight miles northeast of Quebec City Saturday evening by what Quebec Provincial Police say […]

Authorities evacuated the Capitol, Library of Congress and Supreme Court buildings in Washington, D.C., for a short time Saturday after a light plane violated restricted airspace around the city and its pilot couldn’t be raised on the radio. Some reports said the aircraft came within four minutes of flying time to downtown Washington, which would […]