AOPA is notifying glider pilots and other members that the FAA has changed the VFR transponder code for gliders, effective March 7. Use of the new code, 1202, is intended to help air traffic controllers differentiate gliders, with their unique maneuvering capabilities and limitations, from other VFR aircraft. The FAA has issued a notice providing that as of March 7 gliders not in contact with an air traffic control facility should squawk 1202 in lieu of 1200 or 1201, helping controllers identify… (www.aopa.org) More...
The #1 watch has spent the past year travelling the globe with various aviators including the Breitling Jet Team Leader Jaques Bothelin, British Pilots Charlie Brown and Lee Proudfoot; New Zealand Pilot Keith Skilling, Thom Richards, German Pilot Matthias Dolderer, Australian Pilot Major Dietmar Springer, Italian Pilot Francesco Fornabio, Swiss Pilot Ernst Frei, and French Aerobatic Champion Oliver Masurel, ending its journey in the US with the 1 Blue Angel. Proceeds from the auction will… (auctions.readysetauction.com) More...
This stunning videos shows a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules during flight display at Paris Airshow 2011. It includes full cockpit audio and cockpit video footage. (www.flightstory.net) More...
