Aerobility Initiatives Continue to Change Lives Claire Tonkinson, a disabled woman from London, England is the first individual with a disability to have earned a TMG (Touring Motor-Glider) Class Rating through Aerobility’s training initiatives. She earned the rating in a...
South Carolina eVTOL Network Planned SkyDrive Inc., a Tokyo-based Japanese eVTOL maker, and Austin Aviation Inc. a Part 135 charter operator and subsidiary of Waterloo, South Carolina’s Lowcountry Aviation Company (LCA) have announced a pre-order Letter of Intent (LOI) by...
Circle-To-Land Maneuver A maneuver initiated by the pilot to align the aircraft with a runway for landing when a straight-in landing from an instrument approach is not possible or is not desirable. At tower-controlled airports, this maneuver is made only...
“When I fly in an aircraft, the required focus and concentration is a distraction from pain. I am able to sit in an aircraft for longer periods than normally possible. I feel incredibly proud and honored to be Aerobility’s first...
From 2012 (YouTube Version): One Of The Many Hits Of The Oshkosh Experience... If you think when the sun slips beyond the western horizon and the calm of night spreads over EAA AirVenture that this is the time for quiet...
Bill Seeks Raise Business Jet Fuel Tax by Almost 9x U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat, Massachusetts), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (New York, 7th District) announced that they’d introduced a...
On Deaf Ears … The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has issued a statement condemning Congress’s passage of H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. ALPA formerly disparaged H.R. 3935, setting forth the bill...
At the Confluence of Ability and Persistence Spirit Aeronautics has completed a 13-month project on behalf of one of the world’s largest private aviation concerns. Between May 2022 and June 2023, Spirit personnel upgraded no fewer than 11 Citation 750...
From 2016 (YouTube Version): An Amazing Opportunity For Colorado’s STEM Educators… In this video you’ll hear about a program that is designed to inspire teachers to inspire their students by sharing with them the excitement of flying in a 1942...
Also: Hartzell Everywhere, Second Gulfstream G800, UAL-Pilots Agreement, Pilot Retirement Age Cicaré USA’s Cicaré 8 helicopter has achieved certification under the LTF-ULH regulations for ultralight helicopters (under 1320-pounds maximum take-off weight). The helicopter is the first to be certified under...