Aviation

Ben Marks looks at the re-manufactured Nextant Aerospace 400 XTi 400XTI-ASIAN-AVIATION  

VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 28, 2015 – Piper Aircraft has introduced its newest top-of-the-line M-Class single-engine Meridian M500 turbine business aircraft with the latest in Garmin avionics, enhanced safety features and a number of other significant product improvements….   PIPER AIRCRAFT LAUNCHES M500 PRODUCT WITH THE LATEST IN GARMIN AVIONICS

One of the benefits for pilots in the general aviation world is the ability to just “pick up and go” on a moment’s notice. General aviation, including business aviation, is less regulated than charter or airline operations. As such, the preflight preparation involved in a general aviation flight can often be quick and dirty, and […]

February 11, 2015 By AOPA Communications staff AOPA’s popular electronic flight instructor refresher course (eFIRC) provides a customized way for flight instructors to fulfill their currency requirement by offering 13 pilot-selectable electives—including new seaplane and helicopter elements. Developed by AOPA’s award-winning Air Safety Institute, the eFIRC syllabus offers instructors a variety of electives to fit […]

By: Elizabeth A. Tennyson / Flight Training AOPA AOPA is once again asking the FAA to expedite the rulemaking process to allow 20 hours of aviation training device (ATD) instruction to count toward the instrument rating. AOPA made the request Jan. 15, after the FAA announced that it was withdrawing a direct to final rule […]

Cockpit Distraction can be Deadly!                                                                 Fly the airplane – NOT the panel! http://www.aopa.org/AOPA-Live.aspx?watch={6C9A0415-19A5-46A5-962B-9426E6FFEC0E}

CLEVELAND, OHIO, January 15, 2015 Nextant Aerospace (“Nextant”), today announced the successful completion of the first test flight for the new G90XT. The company celebrated the landmark event with a rollout celebration at their headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.    …>read more: Nextant Aerospace Completes Successful First Flight For New G90XT Turboprop

If you overhear two pilots in a conversation with the words “overhaul” or “TBO,” chances are it’s about engines. If you discover you’ve stumbled upon a discussion about constant-speed propeller overhauls, consider yourself lucky. If, upon further eavesdropping, you realize that you’ve caught two pilots talking about an overhaul of a fixed-pitch propeller, it’s time […]

Evolution of business brought me back to where as a young boy I started: aviation. It was a hobby for me in those greenhorn days called gliding or in US terms soaring. Despite of my eye condition I was lucky than to pass my medical and with awareness I truly enjoyed training followed by many […]

I picked up a 180 hp Super Cub at the Aspen, Colorado, airport and made a slight left turn to allow my friend Joe to pass me in his faster aircraft. As I climbed through about 300 feet, I pulled the power back to reduce fuel……Why Fly Gliders