If you haven’t heard of Mike or Mark Patey, you must be exclusively focused on something other than aviation. The twin brothers are prolific builders of experimental aircraft, active videographers of their exploits, and unabashed proponents for all things aviation.
[Read more…]New name for Breezy Point Airport
BREEZY POINT, Minnesota — On the fifth annual Airport Day on May 4, 2019, executives of the Breezy Point Airport announced a name change in honor of their longtime airport manager.
The airport is now officially named Breezy Point Airport at Muller Field in honor of Vietnam Veteran and two decade airport manager Cliff Muller.
[Read more…]The annual family reunion, Alaska-style
Officially, it’s called the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering and is organized by the Alaska Airmens Association.
But it’s really just a family reunion. A really big family reunion.
[Read more…]Survey: Rule Related Behavior
Anthony Stanton is a student researcher at Griffith University in Australia. He’s conducting research on “rule related behavior of General Aviation pilots.”
[Read more…]An airline alternative
At a recent Washington State Aviation Alliance member meeting, the northwest regional representative for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Kristi Ivy showed us a 4-minute video targeting today’s high school and college students.
[Read more…]Robinson Helicopters – The Numbers
In the March 21 edition of General Aviation News we included the “Top 10 best-selling aircraft of 2018.”
After the story went live on our website, commenter Eric called us out: “Robinson sold 200+ R-44s, which are also aircraft. How are they not #1 on your ‘aircraft’ list?” [Read more…]
When 2 equals 4
When pushing a huge boulder up a large hill, the work is made much easier when loads of people show up to help.
Oh, and it is usually a lot more fun.
Everyone gets to celebrate as new plateaus are reached. [Read more…]
Godspeed Billy
I learned of the passing of SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In founder Billy Henderson on April 12.
I saw Billy at the April 4 ceremony for the 2019 class of inductees into the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame during SUN ‘n FUN. He had been delivered to the festivities by long-time friend Dale Faux. While Billy looked more frail, he still had his ever-present twinkle in his eyes. [Read more…]
Denmark’s youngest female pilot volunteers at SUN ‘n FUN
Rebecca Roos Jensen is a 17-year-old from Randers, Denmark, who came to the U.S. this week to volunteer at SUN ‘n FUN 2019.
She’s also a certificated pilot in her home country. Rebecca passed her check ride in September 2018, barely a month after her 17th birthday.
Like tens of thousands of pilots before, she trained in the venerable Cessna 150.
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Florida Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inducted
The august group of aviators that make up the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame grew by three on April 4, 2019, during the SUN ‘n FUN fly-in. [Read more…]