Bryan Painter submitted this photo he calls “Soldier Bar Adventure,” depicting a C-170, Rans S-7, Maule and a Mooney at the Idaho airport. [Read more…]
Picture of the day: Soldier Bar
Keys to the plane
By ALBERT DYER
Before I was old enough to drive a car, my dad put the keys to his airplane in my hand and said to me, “son, if you can afford the lessons and the gas, here is the plane to fly.” Wow! How is that for incentive to a young teen? [Read more…]
Some big questions about RPAs, including the big one: Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014 there were 2,294 national airspace violations. That would be an average of more than six every day. In most of these incidents the persons involved were licensed pilots.
What do these abstract figures mean? Perhaps very little unless you were involved in one of the incidents. Or, unless you are concerned about the recently announced proposed regulations for remotely piloted aircraft. [Read more…]
West Star Aviation CFO to be inducted into Hall of Fame
West Star Aviation’s Chief Financial Officer Mike Shonka will be inducted into the Wichita Business Journal’s CFO Awards Hall of Fame March 3. [Read more…]
Burt Rutan returns to AirVenture for VariEze’s 40th anniversary
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Burt Rutan, the visionary aircraft designer, will be back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2015 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his iconic VariEze aircraft. [Read more…]
AOPA Air Safety Institute updates runway incursions course
The Air Safety Institute (ASI) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released a new version of its Runway Safety course, designed to help pilots avoid dangerous runway incursions. [Read more…]
Groundbreaking held for new facilities for Clay Lacy Aviation at VNY
LOS ANGELES — Community leaders joined in Feb. 12 to break ground on Clay Lacy Aviation‘s new South Campus, a $10 million, six-acre expansion of its current headquarters facility at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). [Read more…]
Texas issues first permit for RPA agriculture research
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have received the state’s first permit to use remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to conduct agricultural research. [Read more…]
Goodyear donates blimp gondola to museum
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will donate the gondola from the Spirit of Goodyear blimp to the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society. [Read more…]
Landmark Aviation acquires EFD FBO
HOUSTON, Texas — Landmark Aviation has acquired Ellington Partners and Southwest Airport Services at Ellington Airport (EFD). With an existing location at George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH), this will be Landmark Aviation’s second FBO in the Houston area. [Read more…]