If someone has inspired you, or helped make your life better, thank them NOW while they can appreciate it, rather than speak kindly about them after they fly west (or east for that matter). Showing up at the funeral and telling the family what a great person the deceased was is not the same.
Aircraft
The ultimate game of chicken
A drone flown by the Honeywell IntuVue RDR-84K radar system recently triumphed in what company officials call the “ultimate game of chicken,” repeatedly swerving around intruder aircraft in a series of tests that are key to the future of pilotless aviation, according to Honeywell officials.
Registration open for Cessnas 2 Oshkosh
This will be the 17th mass arrival of Cessnas 2 Oshkosh, with training clinics beginning in mid-March 2022.
Picture of the Day: A beautiful day in Maine
Tad Woodhull submitted this photo and note: “Tad Woodhull flying in his Arrow.”
FAA: Pilots still confused about sharing flight expenses
General aviation pilots are confused about the legal way to share expenses of a flight, according to FAA officials. In a reminder, they point out two key things to know: If you want to share expenses, you have to have your own reason for traveling to the destination. And the people you are sharing those expenses with are your friends or family members, not strangers you found on a ride-sharing forum or in some other way.
Phillips 66 Aviation launches Carbon Offset Program
The new program is just part of Phillips 66 Aviation’s focus on sustainable aviation. The company plans to convert its San Francisco refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities, enabling it to produce sustainable products, including sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, by 2024.
ATP Flight School opens new training center in Pittsburgh
The new location at Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) in West Mifflin, Pa., about 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, is ATP Flight School’s 70th nationwide.
Picture of the Day: Perspective is everything
Kevin Quinn submitted this photo and note: “Perspective is truly everything. This was shot with my Insta 360 camera.”
The Basic Aerobatic Manual updated
While the book emphasizes techniques for the Cessna Aerobat, the described maneuvers easily translate to other aerobatics-certified airplanes, ASA officials noted.