PITTSBURGH — Just in time for National Aviation Day on Aug. 19, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics has landed the No. 1 position on Forbes’ second annual list of the nation’s Top Two-Year Trade Schools, which ranks academics, postgrad salary and debt load.
Forbes notes that PIA alumni outearn students from two thirds of Forbes’ highest-ranked four-year colleges at a fraction of the price. [Read more…]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company‘s blimp hangar at Wingfoot Lake in Suffield, Ohio, was officially recognized as an historic landmark with the unveiling of an Ohio Historical Marker on Aug. 16, 2018.
The Wingfoot Lake facility, which has operated since 1917 and is the oldest airship hangar in the United States, joins more than 1,600 unique historical markers across the state of Ohio, according to company officials. [Read more…]
VAN NUYS, California — With the 2020 ADS-B mandatory equipment date fast approaching, many aircraft owners are having a hard time finding a shop that has time to install the required avionics, while others can’t deal with their aircraft being down for the required installation.
In response to that, SoCal Jets, an aircraft maintenance, avionics, and repair station, promises ADS-B Out installations in three days. [Read more…]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Insurance Agency has launched SnapQuote, a platform that provides access to a full line of home and automobile insurance products.
The flight instructor reported that while he and the student pilot were on a taxiway in Anchorage, Alaska, under air traffic control (ATC) instruction, the Cessna 172 encountered prop wash, originating from a larger, four engine turbine-powered airplane performing a maintenance engines run-up.
The maintenance run-up was performed in a location adjacent to the active taxiway that was authorized for parking as well as 80% engine power run-ups. [Read more…]
Mark Anderson submitted the following photo and note: “EAA Chapter 93 from Madison, Wisconsin, recently held a Young Eagles day.”
“Had a great day giving first timers a ride in an airplane. I saw lots of HUGE smiles.”
By MITCH LATTING
During 1944, Captain Harry Moyer flew his P-40N fighter aircraft over the skies of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and China.
And this summer, he got a chance to fly a P-40 again, thanks to the Central Coast of California Honor Flight Chapter. [Read more…]
It’s 40 years on Aug. 17 since American balloonist Ben Abruzzo broke both the distance and duration ballooning records by flying across the Atlantic Ocean from Presque Isle, Maine, to the village of Miserey in France.
The crossing, which he undertook with team members Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, took 137 hours, 5 minutes and 50 seconds, and covered a massive 5,001.22 km, according to officials with the FAI, the World Air Sports Federation.. [Read more…]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) reports that more than 5,700 rusty pilots have regained currency through its Rusty Pilot seminars. [Read more…]
FlightSafety International has introduced a new PT6 engine familiarization training program for pilots. [Read more…]
