A common practice when ATC is setting an aircraft up for a visual approach is giving a clearance direct to the Final Approach Fix (FAF) for the approach for that runway. The theory is, the pilot will fly to the FAF, then he’ll pick up the airport and fly visually in. It is a handy…
The closer we get to 2020, the more innovative companies are getting with ADS-B out solutions. There are a myriad of transponders out there that have been released in to meet the ADS-B out requirement and to offer ADS-B in options. L3 has the Lynx transponder line (and hardware to upgrade an already installed GTX…
When is the last time you talked to the Flight Service Station? Believe it or not, FSS is still in existence. Over the past 10 years, they went from FAA run, the being bought by Lockheed Martin, to now being privately run by a company called Leidos. 1-800-WX Brief will get you connected with a…
I was recently clued in to a really cool (and very cost efficient) iPad yoke mount. It’s called a PopSocket and you won’t find it on any aviation website (I have to credit Joe Casey of Casey Aviation with this nifty find). It’s very simple. You take the mount (see right) and stick it to…
The Pilatus Jet, the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet, is nearing certification. Pilatus expects the Pilatus Jet to receive European and US certification by December. The first delivery may even take place before the end of the year. In developing the PC-24 Pilatus Jet, Pilatus, based in Switzerland, has taken the same approach as they did…
