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Receive $5 off with a toy donation at Fantasy of Flight

Posted on November 30th, 2013 by

POLK CITY, Florida  — Fantasy of Flight is offering visitors who donate an unwrapped toy $5 off of full-priced admission for each donation through Dec. 15. The toy drive will benefit Toys for Tots of Polk County. Every person in... Continue Reading →

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Pilot recreates Lady Mary Heath’s 1928 journey

Posted on November 30th, 2013 by

Pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor is in the midst of a 7,000-mile solo journey, in a reconditioned Boeing Stearman open-cockpit biplane, to retrace Lady Mary Heath’s historic 1928 flight between South Africa and the United Kingdom. Heath was the first pilot, male or... Continue Reading →

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More Pilot Proficiency Projects planned by SAFE

Posted on November 28th, 2013 by

Following last month’s success of its first Regional Pilot Proficiency Project (PPP) in Texas, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) has promised more such fee-based events, with Florida likely the next venue. Continue Reading →

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DiamondShare program expands

Posted on November 28th, 2013 by

DiamondShare has expanded to three new locations, Republic Field (KFGR), Farmingdale N.Y.; Essex County Airport (KCDW), Caldwell N.J.; and at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), Raleigh N.C. Continue Reading →

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Pan American employees slate reunion

Posted on November 28th, 2013 by

Former employees of Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) will gather in Miami Saturday, Dec, 7, for a reunion at their old headquarters on the Miami International Airport, currently the corporate offices of Pan Am International Flight Academy, the surviving... Continue Reading →

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Latest FAA Safety Briefing now online

Posted on November 28th, 2013 by

Delayed because of the government shutdown, the November/December 2013 issue of FAA Safety Briefing is now online. Continue Reading →

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26th, 2013 by

The Pulse of Aviation will not be published on Thursday, Nov. 28, as the General Aviation News offices are closed for Thanksgiving. It will return to your email boxes on Friday, Nov. 29. Hope everyone enjoys their holiday! Continue Reading →

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A pilot report from the Philippines

Posted on November 26th, 2013 by

By DAVE FORNEY On Nov. 22, Dave Forney, a Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot/mechanic serving in Kalimantan, Indonesia, took these photos and filed this report from the Philippines, where he is assisting in the relief efforts: “Yesterday I went out on... Continue Reading →

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Bringing aid to the Philippines

Posted on November 26th, 2013 by

CUYO, Philippines — Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and New Tribes Mission (NTM) are working hand-in-hand to deliver food, clean water, and other critical aid to remote island communities of the Philippines in desperate need following Typhoon Haiyan. The missionary organizations... Continue Reading →

Public Benefit Flying Awards presented

Posted on November 26th, 2013 by

The National Aeronautic Association, in partnership with the Air Care Alliance, a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations, recently presented the 2013 National Public Benefit Flying Awards. Continue Reading →