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Just three months after it announced its diesel Redhawk conversion aircraft, Redbird says its finalizing plans to lease the airplane to flight schools on a power-by-the-hour basis and it hopes to buy as many as 30 conversion aircraft by the end of the year. During this weeks Migration training and industry conference in San Marcos, […]
Have you ever noticed how a word you havent heard for awhile all at once starts buzzing into your ears like that mosquito that snuck through the screen door? At Redbirds third annual Migration training conference this week, the word was Millennial. We all know it as the term used to describe the generation born […]
Game theory is gaining favor as a means of training in all sorts of disciplines, and now Redbird wants to try it with aviation. At the company’s third annual Migration training conference in San Marcos, Texas on Tuesday, Redbird’s Jeff Van West explained the new program. It’s currently in the experimental and testing phase but […]
How many pilots will come out for $1 avgas? A lot. Even some who have given up flying. At Redbird’s third annual Migration training conference, Jerry Gregoire debriefed us on the success of Redbird’s recent promotion — and its potential implications for the future of aviation fuel. Duration: File Size: download here
By now, you’re likely familiar with Redbird’s diesel-powered Cessna Skyhawk conversions (called “RedHawks“). At the Redbird Migration conference in San Marcos, Paul Bertorelli asked Roger Sharp when and flight schools can get their hands on them. Duration: File Size: download here
It took up to six hours for anyone to notice that a Canadian-registered Cessna 172 had crashed and burned at Nashville International Airport, killing the pilot. It appears the pilot of the aircraft may have attempted landing unnannounced at the major airport but details are sketchy.The Tennessean says the aircraft, registered to the Windsor Flying […]
Professional pilots who fly at high altitudes for business or commercial aviation are exposed to as much radiation as workers in nuclear power plants, and that exposure is climbing as airlines fly polar routes more often, according to NASA. During a typical polar flight, pilots are exposed to the equivalent of two chest X-rays, an […]
The NTSB has found no evidence of tire malfunctions on a Cessna Citation that crashed at Santa Monica Airport last month, according to the safety board’s preliminary report. At least one eyewitness had reported at the time that a tire blew out during the landing. In its report, the NTSB said on-scene investigators found no […]
Sure its a little smoggy in this bustling central Chinese city, and the high-rise apartment blocks shooting into the sky often blot out an infrequent sunshine fighting to burn through the mist. Construction is rampant, and locals quip the new Chinese national bird is the crane. You could say my feelings were also a little […]
With its advanced systems, modern ergonomics and luxurious-yet sporty-cabin design, it may be easy to sell pilots on the Cirrus SR22s capabilities. But it might also be an easy aircraft to sell to paying passengers. You might assume that commercial travelers accustomed to larger jet aircraft might view the Cirrus as another one of those […]
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