The latest video in the FAA’s 57 Seconds to Safer Flying series lays out 4 Rules of Thumb for Safer Takeoffs.
Creating clouds for icing research
What a cool job: Emily Timko works for NASA, creating clouds and ice in the agency’s Icing Research Tunnel to see what affect the weather has on aircraft components.
MyGoFlight teams with California Aeronautical University
MyGoFlight (MGF) and California Aeronautical University (CAU) have partnered to provide CAU students a variety of the company’s pilot equipment at a discounted rate.
Picture of the Day: Traveling rainbow
Katie Detrick submitted this photo and note: “On an IFR flight in my DA40 from Venice to Naples, Florida, we flew past some isolated showers that were catching the light just perfectly to create a rainbow. As we flew past, the rain followed us, and we had a rainbow off our wing for a few minutes.”
2022 avionics sales breaks records
Worldwide general aviation avionics sales topped $2.8 billion in 2022, a 21.5% increase compared to 2021 — the largest percentage increase in the 11-year history of the Aircraft Electronics Association’s Avionics Market Report.
Corsair reunion planned for Oshkosh 2023
AirVenture attendees will have the opportunity to visit the new Corsair display inside the EAA Aviation Museum, which is open to all attendees as part of their AirVenture admission.
Textron opens parts stockroom in Fairbanks
Textron Aviation has increased the number of parts located in Alaska to better support customers who fly Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Green energy
Jim Stotts submitted this photo and note: “A lighted windsock! Driven by renewable energy.”
New business aviation group launches in south Texas
While the South Texas Business Aviation Association is based at Houston Hobby Airport (KHOU), it also covers San Antonio and Austin.