Rotax is on track to certify and begin deliveries of its 915 iS engine in 2017, the company said. “We’ve got pretty good experience with these engines,� said Marc Becker, head of aviation engines for Rotax, whose four-cylinder models have logged more than 50 million flight hours. “We think...

I've been trying to find some info on this thing for quite a while now. I've been to Raytheon's site and found specs for the normal Baron only. If some of you do own the P version, could you please tell me what engines do they have? Are they the regular IO-550s or are they turbocharged? And what...

I made a day trip out to the SouthWest Regional Flyin held this weekend in New Braunsfels KBAZ, Texas and thought I would share a little of what I found. Of course, once you have attended Oshkosk/Airventure, nothing will compare or measure up... but overall it was an enjoyable trip. I have to...

See http://tinyurl.com/j3hy3 This "special software" bears an uncanny resemblance to the Microsoft Flight Simulator that I played with last night. In fact, I tried the very same thing on my PC last night that CNN is now using in its highly scientific demonstration today. I didn't mention my...

My #2 VOR is the older analog King head feed by a KX-170B. It likes to get out of adjustment. The local radio shop has told me I should get the screw driver and adjust it myself off the VOT. If you remove the set screw that holds the knob on, there is an adjustment screw behind it. However, the...

My grandson just turned 15 and has a great interest in aviation, so I decided to get legal and show him how much fun we could have in a Piper Cherokee. After not flying for the past 23 years I got my medical, found a local club with a good instructor and hope to start flying on my own in the next...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/bye-looks-to-lithium-sulfur-for-electric-aircraft-power/ Bye Looks To Lithium-Sulfur For Electric Aircraft Power Kate O'Connor August 8, 20191 Image: Bye Aerospace Bye Aerospace and OXIS Energy have announced a collaboration to develop and...

I was thinking about jointing/volunteering for Angel Flight of Oklahoma as a pilot. Would a low time VFR pilot be of any use to them? I have 190 hr soon to be 200hr, when we get some good flying weather. I have flown only 3 times since November. Because VFR flying is unreliable, I wonder if I...

My son is 15. He'll be turning 16 in August, and starting his Junior year of high school. He's been flying since he can remember, and has many hours in the right seat. (He's got over 1500 hours as a passenger with Mary and me.) His first dozen or so hours behind the yoke were "IFR" -- because he...

It's been reported that a single engine plane went down in the Hudson River today at around 11:51am EST near the Yonkers Pier. Two people were reported rescued.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NASA-Tests-Drone-Traffic-System-226142-1.html NASA Tests Drone Traffic System By Mary Grady In the first and largest demonstration of its kind, staffers from NASA and the FAA last week flew 22 drones simultaneously from six test sites across the country to...

On an aircraft with separate "battery" and "alternator" switches, should you turn on BAT and leave ALT off during engine start, or should you turn them both on prior to start? A little bit of the "why" on this would be nice also...

There have been some disjointed threads on the topic, the most recent of which I started. I got interested in this because my flying club board felt that our flight rules should cover the basics of this issue. A couple days ago, AOPA sent me a great book which is a compilation of articles by...

http://newatlas.com/f-35-lightning-aerial-demonstration-paris-air-show/50138/ Watch the F-35 in its first public aerobatic demonstration Darren Quick June 20, 2017 The F-35 takes to the skies over Paris in its first public aerial demonstration The F-35 takes to the skies over Paris in its...

I see from reading the FAA accident site, that aircraft hunting season has begun. Just this week... C210 got a deer C560 got a deer B1900 got three geese C650 got two geese One would think that sitting on the ground with a gun would be cheaper, but I guess there is more sport in using an airplane.

I was about to shoot the approach into MYF when they closed the field this morning. When I did get to land there was a very broken C-182 on the side of Runway 23. Any word on what happened? Paul

ever seen an ultralight seaplane? http://www.saf.net/seadays/ (PICT9733.jpg) thought you might like it. regards, Friedrich

Thanx to Cal Pilot website for article on Oceanside Airport. Very interesting take on FAA grants, from Oceanside Pub Works Director. Bears some investigating.... From the article: " Public Works Director Peter Weiss sees a potential loophole in that policy. Weiss said the federal agency can't...

I went to see it yesterday. I thought it was actually pretty good, and thought DeCaprio pulled off a believable Hughes. The flying sequences seemed a little hokey, and the crash scenes were typical Hollywood crap, but for 3 hours, it goes by quickly.

What's eveyrones opinion regarding the lack of spin traning for students in the US? I see that there was a thread about this from an instructor viewpoint a while back, but not necessarilly from the student viewpoint. Personally, there was only two lessons that I didn't look forward to - Spin...