Campbell joins FreeFlight Systems
Posted on December 18th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
WACO, Texas — FreeFlight Systems, a developer of avionics for NextGen, has named Doug Campbell West Coast Regional Sales Manager. Continue Reading →
‘Prairie Sky’ published
Posted on December 18th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Newly published is “Prairie Sky,” a new book that explores “the reality as well as the metaphor of flight: Notions of ceaseless time and boundless space, personal interior and exterior vision, social history, meteorology, and geology,” according to the publisher. Continue Reading →
Hydroswing back in business
Posted on December 18th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
DEL MAR, Calif. — Hydroswing, which produces single panel hydraulic door systems, is back. After listening to the needs of the market, and making changes in production and pricing, Hydroswing North America is again open for business, according to company... Continue Reading →
Crosswind bends Bonanza
Posted on December 18th, 2013 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza Injuries: None. Location: Cheyenne, Wyo. Aircraft damage: What reportedly happened: The pilot stated that he was landing with a 40° crosswind. Continue Reading →
Where’s our message?
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by Jamie Beckett
If you’re like most people, you commuted to work this morning, set up shop, got involved with the projects on your schedule, took a lunch break, got back to work, and then commuted home again. The whole process took something like... Continue Reading →
Hayward Air Rally to celebrate 50th anniversary
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
The Hayward Air Rally is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2014 by staging a three-day Rally from Hayward, California, to Madison, Wisconsin, and then on to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Continue Reading →
Air Force museum poised to grow
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
DAYTON, Ohio – The world’s largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner... Continue Reading →
National Air and Space Museum marks anniversary of first flight
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
On Dec. 17, 2003, America looked back a century to celebrate the first successful flight of a powered airplane. Ten years after the Centennial of Flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s achievement at Kitty Hawk is still inspiring creativity and provoking... Continue Reading →
Stewart Systems finishes Copperstate Grand Champion
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by Ben Sclair
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Dennis and Barb Crowley’s Just Aircraft Escapade won “Grand Champion” and “Custom Built Best Tube and Fabric” at this year’s Copperstate Fly-In at Casa Grande Airport. Continue Reading →
Overcoming the barriers of flight
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
For Kevin Coleman, growing up in an airport was a way of life. The 23-year-old aerobatic pilot comes from a family of airshow pilots, and considers himself lucky to have learned from an early age that making a career out... Continue Reading →
Long Beach businesses donate to Veterans Airlift Command
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
LONG BEACH, Calif. — At a holiday fundraiser at the Long Beach Airport (LGB), Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, made a donation to Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors,... Continue Reading →
New England museum slates holiday fun
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum will hold family fun activities Dec. 26-31. Daily activities include demonstrations about the science of flight, and the museum’s Flight Sim Spot will be open between 12 pm and 4 pm.... Continue Reading →
Wichita State University researcher named FAA’s Outstanding Student of the Year
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Matt Opliger, a graduate student in aerospace engineering and research engineer for Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), has been named 2013 Outstanding Student of the Year by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA. Continue Reading →
Garmin updates GLO
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Garmin reports that GLO and GLO for Aviation now both offer additional capabilities with the most recent software update. Originally, GLO could provide GPS data to just one device, such as an iPad, iPhone, or Android tablet via Bluetooth. With... Continue Reading →
Stoned pilot crashes Piper
Posted on December 17th, 2013 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Piper Pawnee Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Jacksonville, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was working as a banner tow pilot. Continue Reading →
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