by General Aviation News Staff | May 3, 2021 | 20210506, Accidents, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB
The pilot’s failure to accurately assess the available runway for the takeoff, which resulted in impact with a gravel berm. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | May 2, 2021 | 20210506, aviation education, Aviation News, cfi, Feature, flight training, General Aviation
In 2014, Vlad Prostakov traveled from Russia to SUN ‘n FUN, where he enjoyed his first ride in a seaplane, a 1969 LA-4 Lake Amphib. In June 2021, Vlad, now a CFI, will work on his seaplane rating, coming full circle from his first seaplane ride to certification. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | 20210506, drones, faa, Products, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
The Remote Pilot ACS provides the aeronautical knowledge standards for remote pilot certification in the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) category. This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous Airman Certification Standards FAA-S-ACS-10A. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, Experimental Aircraft, Feature, General Aviation, Lakeland Aero Club, SUN 'n FUN
The teen members of the Lakeland Aero Club spent the week of the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo building a Recruit Cub, a PA-18R Cub kit from Patriot Aircraft. The teens will fly the Cub to the 2021 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | Apr 28, 2021 | 20210506, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, General Aviation, News, SUN 'n FUN
“Usually, we sell about 900,000 tickets by the first day of SUN ‘n FUN. This year, we started with 1.2 million tickets sold and that’s not counting the tickets that rolled over from 2019,” he added. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 28, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, Books, cfi, flight training, General Aviation, Products
The book presents lesson plans for flight instructors in the form of scenario-based maneuver briefings. Read...
