Garmin Brings SmartCharts to Garmin Pilot Web Garmin’s aviation charting solution SmartCharts is now available for Garmin Pilot Web, the avionics manufacturer’s flight planning website that complements its mobile app. SmartCharts provides pilots with a simplified and intuitive experience by producing clear and relevant data to depict a chart tailored for their specific flight operation.…
2026 Neil Armstrong Outstanding Achievement Awardees Named The National Aviation Hall of Fame announced recently that Mark R. Baker and Bruce Landsberg are co-recipients of the 2026 Neil Armstrong Outstanding Achievement Award. Distinguished leaders in general aviation, Baker and Landsberg have each made profound and lasting contributions to aviation safety, education and pilot advocacy, collectively…
In the April issue we started our dive into the fuel quantity indicating system by focusing on insulation testing the system. That should always be your first step because if you can locate insulation or wiring issues (even if you need to replace wires or splices), there’s no need to be concerned with system calibration…
Photos by Clint Goff Of the five senses that humans possess, which one is most important when flying? Which is the least important? I’d argue that taste is the least important, unless we are including the cookies at the Wilson FBO at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA). That leaves sight, hearing, smell and touch. Sight…
For 90-year-old Carey Hobbs, flying has never been just a pastime – it is a way to serve, to connect, to explore. He discovered his love for the skies as a Marine aviator and has been a pilot for 67 years, owning two Beechcraft King Air aircraft in his lifetime: the A90 he flew for…
Newly-found photographs and advanced research shed light on the Tennessee farm boy’s initial foray into the world of aviation Editor’s note: I received an email from longtime contributor Edward Phillips excitedly sharing that he’d tracked down rare photographs of Walter H. Beech during World War I. Ed’s hope is that the photographs paired with his…
The heritage, innovation and technological advances of aviation in the U.S. over the past century will be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in convention. The 73rd edition of the weeklong event runs July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – just weeks after July Fourth’s highly-anticipated 250th…
New Melbourne Service Facility at MEB Expands Textron Aviation’s Support in Australia Textron Aviation announced in early May its new service facility at Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) in Melbourne, Australia, is open and offering factory-direct support for the more than 1,400 Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft operating across the Asia-Pacific region. The purpose-built facility more…
Photos by Clint Goff I’ll never forget flying Saab 340s with American Eagle Airlines many years ago. I flew as a first officer and sweated more than the law should have allowed, not from unrelenting stressful situations but because the Saab 340B was not designed for hot weather. The aircraft is designed and built in…
Ben Whitley is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based civil litigation lawyer who has owned a 1998 Beechcraft King Air C90B since October 2025. This aircraft is a milestone in Whitley’s lifelong interest in aviation and King Airs. “I have always been fascinated with airplanes. All my toys were airplanes and as soon as I could get…