Applications are now being taken for the second NAFI/King Schools scholarship for Certificated Flight Instructors. The scholarship, which is to help flight instructors further their education and training, is valued at $18,000, according to company officials. The scholarship includes access to the King Schools library of courses for life. The application form is now available online at […]
Bondhus adds to HandyHex line
Bondhus has added a line of hollow hex handles that allow adjustment of the distance a hex blade extends from the handle. Users can adjust the distance the blade extends from the handle because the hole in the handle extends all the way through the handle, company officials explain. The handle will also accept the […]
A perfect evening
Daniel Brian sent us this photo, noting, “my son and I enjoyed a perfect evening exploring the Illinois river last night.”
Airbus Perlan Mission II reaches new high altitude
EL CALAFATE, Argentina — Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect insights on climate change, weather and high-altitude flight, reached a new high altitude the week of Aug. 2, 2017, in its second season of flight testing in El Calafate, Argentina. Pilots […]
Airframes Alaska acquires Performance STOL ‘Keller’ Flaps
CHUGIAK, Alaska — Airframes Alaska has purchased Performance STOL, designers of the double-slotted “Keller” flap system for certified PA-18s and experimental Cub-type bush planes. Performance STOL flaps lower takeoff and landing speeds by 4 to 5 miles per hour without increasing a plane’s angle of attack in slow flight, according to company officials. “We’ve watched […]
Free NTSB Loss of Control seminar at KISP
The NTSB will hold a free Loss of Control seminar at the Mid-Island Air Service hangar at Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) Sept. 9 from 8:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. According to NTSB officials, since 2012, nearly half of fatal general aviation accidents in the New York/Tri-State region have been caused by Loss of Control […]
Fire danger closes Ryan Field
Due to extreme fire danger in and around Ryan Field (2MT1) in Montana, the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has temporarily closed the field to all activity. “We will keep you informed when we will be able to reopen the airstrip,” officials noted. “In the meantime, thank you for understanding and complying with this closure.”
2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend to Salute Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen will be celebrated at the third annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend Oct. 8-9, 2017, at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, in Chamblee, Georgia. The event, hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing, will feature the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile movie theater, along with its restored P-51 Mustang, “Tuskegee Airmen.” According […]
Panther joins museum’s collection
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen sent us this photo of Grumman F9F-5 Panther. The Korean War-era plane is the latest acquisition by the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho. “Purchased from a private party in south Texas, the F9F was delivered to the museum on June 29, 2017, by Buddy Chapman, who […]