Slow Growth for General Aviation, says FAA
AVWEB: The general aviation fleet in the U.S. will continue to grow over the next 20 years, but at a rate of only 0.9 percent per year, the FAA said in….
Executive Jet Management obtains FAA approval for iPad EFBs
AIN: The FAA has authorized Executive Jet Management (EJM) to replace paper terminal charts with Apple iPad-based Class 1 electronic flight bags (EFBs) running Jeppesen’s Mobile TC chart display app….MORE
Garmin joins Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to give an airplane makeover
GARMIN: In a marketing memo to dealers, Garmin’s Jim Alpiser, Director of Aviation Aftermarket Sales, announced that Garmin had recently teamed with ABC’s popular reality show Extreme Makeover: HomeEdition to help….
House introduces FAA Funding Bill
AEA: “SUMMARY: On February 11, 2011, the leadership of the Transportation Committee and Aviation Subcommittee introduced long-term legislation to reform Federal Aviation Administration programs, set policies and priorities for the….
Alaska Bush Pilot STOL competition video
Some of these airplanes are built especially for this sort of thing. The airplane landing has full length flaps, not too common in lightplanes. Also, note the big tundra wheels….
Flightprep patent fight with RunwayFinder carries on..
AVWEB: FlightPrep/RunwayFinder Dispute Continues The legal dispute between FlightPrep and RunwayFinder over the latter’s alleged patent infringement continues to move forward but there have been a couple of twists and….