Next week when congress returns to Washington, its members will be met by NATA (National Air Transportation Association) members who will be pushing to get our Congressman and Senators to pass H.R. 1474/S. 785. The legislation is “To require that [...]
To determine that an engine fire is an emergency is very much rote for any pilot. How about the loss of the left generator? Most aircraft checklists identify malfunctions as ABNORMAL or EMERGENCY. Could an abnormal malfunction be determined as [...]
There are many uses to Business Aviation. Listed below are nearly two dozen applications performed by Business Aircraft owners and users. This data was compiled through the NBAA's No Plane No Gain program and are listed on a scale of [...]
We recently had the opportunity to host the cast and crew from The Aviators TV show here at GMU and in our community. They were here to film several features for several well known network shows, but the highlight of [...]
On March 29, Special Services hosted Boy Scout Troop 715 of the Southbounder District, Blue Ridge Council. The troop visit was comprised of 40+ scouts and half as many adults. The tour began promptly at 1900 with introductions and explanations [...]
Aviation has been blessed with advances in aerodynamics, engine efficiencies, avionics and the best in technology today, yet ATC and pilot communications are still experiencing age-old limitations of human nature that can distort messages. Probably the greatest inherent problems to voice communication [...]
SMS (Safety Management System) has been around since 2006, but what is it? Simply put, "it brings structure, communication, and a lot of involvement" said Don Baldwin, President and CEO of Baldwin Aviation, to your flight department. You may say [...]
Carbon offsetting enables individuals and businesses to reduce the CO2 emissions they are responsible for by offsetting CO2 in another place. The CO2 an individual uses is their "carbon footprint". You can balance out your carbon footprint by buying carbon [...]
A program developed in the early 1990’s as an airspace management tool is the Aircraft Situation Display. It provides a real time depiction of the location, altitude, airspeed, destination, estimated time of arrival and tail number of most aircraft operating [...]
"For 28 years, the Northwest area of the United States has had an aviation conference and trade show that attracts over 10,000 people a year," according Eric Ramsdell, President of the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). "The SCAA wants to [...]