An FBO services provider allows pilots to visit distant airports and access a wide range of services from aircraft preparation and repairs to accommodations and services for the people aboard while on the ground. Having a reliable, knowledgeable, and established FBO company on call is...
The Shorts Skyvan, a light freight transport, and the 330 and 360 commuter airliners that were based upon it, were rugged and reliable aircraft, the latter facilitating the growth of then-developing regional carrier route structures.Shorts Skyvan:Based upon an amalgamation of two conceptually similar designs, the...
Responsible pilots are very familiar with pre-flight checklists to ensure that an aircraft is safe and ready to fly. But equally important is the determination that the pilot and co-pilot are physically fit and psychologically able to safely perform their duties. ...
As a student at Michigan State University I continued pursuing an aviation career through the MSU Flying Club known as "The Winged Spartans". Since those days many universities have instituted full time aviation programs to train new generations of commercial and business aviation pilots and...
Bearing the name of both its origin and destination, Hawaiian Air, now a major trans-Pacific carrier, took wing-and float-in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways, Limited, inaugurating service from Honolulu's John Rodgers Airport to Maui and Hilo, on the big island of Hawaii, with a pair of...
Pilots are a rare, perhaps even strange breed, and have an affection for their airplanes that even a girlfriend or wife might envy. A lot of pilots live adjacent to a private air strip, having a hangar behind their home where they can taxi out...
We live in an era where saving time is more critical than saving money. Perhaps this is why air transportation, which earlier was solely reserved for the extremely affluent or for emergencies, is now being used on par with its competitors, i.e., rail and road...
Did you know we have one of America's premier air museums right here in Mesa? The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum is located in a large hangar at Falcon Field, just off the 202 at Greenfield and Mckellips. This amazing establishment is a working aircraft...
How many times have you been out at the lake or ocean and seen numerous people whizzing about on jet skis having the time of their life, wishing you were out there with them? They are very fast and maneuverable, and there is always plenty...