A new study shows that aviation supports more than 492,000 jobs in the state.
3-in-1 Flashlight debuts
Now available is one device that includes a flashlight, cliplight, and headlamp.
Picture of the Day: A great co-pilot
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “ZW learns about crew resource management reading the checklist for his uncle on short final to the float pond at Juneau, Alaska, in a 1967 Cessna Skywagon C180H on Edo 2960 floats. (Photo credit goes to his dad, back-seat flyer, Eric DeFreest.)”
Top 5 single engine piston airplanes
What are the top 5 single engine piston airplanes? YouTube Channel Aviation Way chose its top five in a recent video. Check it out, then let us know your top 5.
uAvionix paves the way to Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for drones
The company has successfully completed its first series of flights with its newly developed SkyLink Control & Non-Payload Communications (CNPC) C-band radio. What does that mean? “A reliable and predictable C2 link built to aviation standards is a critical component in obtaining scalable BVLOS operations,” explains one official.
Three-day instrument ground school debuts at KHND
The new instrument rating ground school covers pilot qualifications, recency and currency, human factors, instrument systems, instrument flying, navigation systems, departure, arrival, and holding procedures, approaches, IFR flight planning, clearances, communications, and more.
Picture of the Day: Christmas Eve at the airport
Dana Vanderark submitted this photo and note: “Went to go fly Christmas Eve. Found this jolly guy getting ready to start up. I had a quick conversation with him. According to him, he was renting the 172 for the day and will have it back in the morning. His normal aircraft was down for annual and he had a mission he had to complete. He was a little vague on the details of the flight. I asked if he filed IFR, he responded with yes. He did admit that he hasn’t shot a approach in a year, so I don’t think he is current and I’m not sure of the legality of that! Merry Christmas!”
Tracking Santa’s flight
There are several options open to you to track Santa’s flight around the world on Christmas Eve.
Bringing in Christmas
Ever wonder how your Christmas tree was harvested? Would you have guessed by helicopter? A new video gives a glimpse of one of the missions of the pilots with JL Aviation, who flew almost 800,000 trees in 34 days.