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With its long tradition of aviation technology, Kansas State University Polytechnic is offering high school students with dreams of a future in aviation an opportunity to start early. Fly K-State Academy is a three-day piloting program, June 27-29, for high school students entering their freshman through senior year. In this immersive experience, students will complete […]

In a remarkable display of the innovative spirit of aviation and the potential of clean technologies, the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 touched down at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California, last week. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the single-pilot plane on April 23, after taking off from Hawaii 62 hours after earlier. The journey of the […]

The FAA has given approval to three Tecnam enhancements for the P2010 4-seater, including updated avionics and an alternative to 100LL fuel. Those enhancements include offering an integratedGFC 700autopilot to go alongwiththe G1000 flight deck, which is standard in the P2010. A second option, the Garmin G500avionics suite, will lower the overall cost of the […]

Continental Motors Group has raised the TBR (time between replacement) of its diesel CD-100-series engines to 2,100 hours, significantly lowering operational costs.The lifetime increase affects all CD-135 and CD-155 engines manufactured since December 1, 2015. Several design improvements engineered over the last two years have made the improvements possible. Both the CD-135 and CD-155 are […]

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There’s nothing worse than fire in the cockpit, but smoke in the cockpit comes close. One company has a clever, potentially life-saving solution, with training: VisionSafe’s Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS). The system consists of several components: an envelope that keeps the air clear around the pilot’s flight instruments; a blower that removes the air […]

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) released the results of a recent study, which focused on backcountry flying and the effects of noise on wildlife populations. The results of the two-year evaluation were pretty interesting. In 2014, the RAF was awarded an AOPA Foundation grant toward the cost of studying to determine if there are noise […]

You’ve left your home airport, and find yourself and the family hundreds of miles away with unexpected engine trouble on a Sunday night. The Breakdown Assistance Program from Sporty’s is a new resource for pilots who need mechanical help, with just a single phone call. In cooperation with Mike Busch’s Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management, Sporty’s […]

The latest pilot watch from Garmin is a nice upgrade to a popular product. Here’s why it’s a no-brainer alternative to that watch from that other company.

It was an exciting achievement for Sporty’s Academy last week, as four pilots were issued certificates in the same day. If you’ve ever spent the day at the Sporty’s universe of aviation wonder near Cincinnati, you won’t be surprised by the following statement: Everybody there either seems to be getting into an airplane and going […]