People in Canada are wondering what a particular Twin Otter, N6161Q, has been doing in their country. Normally a Twin Otter sighting in Canada wouldn’t be a big deal, but this particular plane (pictured here) belongs to Aviation Specialties, Inc. Nothing odd about that yet except Aviation Specialties was identified by the New York […]
The FAA has begun cracking down on medical forms and aircraft registration data recently. In on case a pilot has been disciplined for providing false information on his medical forms. The FAA has also said they will soon start auditing aircraft registration data.
If you own an aircraft registered with the FAA, now would be a […]
A couple of weeks ago an American Airlines flight was departing Los Angeles International (LAX) and called ATC with an interesting pirep….. He said a missile had been fired at his aircraft, but thankfully missed. As the plane climbed out over the ocean the pilot says he saw a smoke trail pass beside and beyond […]
US Vice President Dick Cheney’s new home on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland has prompted new restricted airspace. The restriction is in place 24/7 regardless if the Vice President is there or not. This is different from the restricted airspace surrounding his primary residence in Wyoming which is only in effect while he is present.
Pretty […]
The NATCA, more specifically John Carr, has started writing a blog, The Main Bang. The email sent out to industry people announcing the blog said this:
Get the inside scoop on the latest news and opinions from the perspective of the nation’s controllers and hear it straight from John, who often posts multiple entries daily. Find […]
Vijaypat Singhania of India claims to be the new altitude record holder for a balloon. Flying for about five hours and traveling 150 miles Vijaypat Singhania says he was able to reach a height of almost 70,000 feet.
“When I broke the record, I was euphoric. I screamed quite loudly,” Singhania told The Associated Press. “This […]
AVweb posted an interesting retrospective about strapping a bunch of rockets onto an Ercoupe. Don’t try this at home.
The propeller of the Ercoupe was removed and 12 rockets installed. The Ercoupe was pulled by a truck to a speed of about 25 mph. Capt. Homer Boushey released the tether, fired the rockets, and climbed to […]
Austin, Sergio and Ben have been very busy lately working on X-Plane 8.2. while only an incremental release the big news is the new Worldwide Scenery. The new scenery looks simply stunning. The new scenery is $29 for existing customers and $79 for new customers.
Have a look at some screenshots from the X-Plane website, […]
After lots of hard work from Ben Supnik, XSquawkbox has been released. Having been one of the beta testers for many, many months I can say that this is indeed a very nice product.
For those of you not familiar, this is a plugin for the X-Plane flight simulator that allows you to use the microphone […]
VATSIM has announced further details about their upcoming convention. Hotel rooms are $89/night and the convention is $95. You can get full details at the VATSIM Convention website.
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