KISSIMMEE, Florida – Stallion 51 founder Lee Lauderback was accepted as a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots at the 60th annual symposium held in September. Lauderback has been the chief flight instructor for Stallion 51 since he founded the flight operation three decades ago. In that time he has amassed over 21,000 flight hours in […]
Two SC pilots receive Master Pilot awards
Two veteran pilots in Georgetown, S.C., received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Dec. 13, 2016. George Ream, representing the FAA’s Flight Standards District Office in Columbia, S.C., presented the awards to AJ Rigby and Charles Craddock. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise in maintaining […]
Barry Schiff DVD available at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is “Proficient Flying, The Very Best of Barry Schiff.” Schiff is a consummate aviator, author, and educator with a passion for general aviation. In these three DVDs, he uses his educational skills to help pilots visualize procedures that will ensure safety while flying. Each DVD contains specific scenarios in detail, and how […]
2017 Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees revealed
Women in Aviation International (WAI) has selected the 2017 inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at the 28th annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which will be held March 2-4, 2017, at Disney’s Coronado Spring Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. “Honoring these women and chronicling their achievements […]
Infinity Aircraft Services named dealer for Nextant and Williams
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Infinity Aircraft Services, an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, is now an authorized dealer for Williams International and Nextant Aerospace. Williams International is the global leader in small gas turbine engines; Nextant Aerospace was one of the first companies to introduce aircraft remanufacturing to the business jet market. Infinity Aircraft Services will perform […]
Father and son flight
Bradley Pearce submitted this photo of an Allegro flying at about 3,000 feet near Chapel Hill, N.C. “Cruising around with my 3-year-old son,” he said in a short note. The photo is also featured in our Dec. 22 print issue, which features The Year in Pictures.
FAA stops evictions at SMO
The FAA has ordered Santa Monica to halt the evictions of two aviation companies at its municipal airport until the agency can finish an investigation into the city’s effort to shut down the facility, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The report notes that the FAA issued an interim cease-and-desist order to stop […]
Feature film about the WASPs in the works
A new feature film that promises to tell the true story of the Women Airfare Service Pilots (WASP) is now in pre-production. Producers are Sheila Johnson, Bo Derek, Mark Sennet and David Greenhill, with a screenplay by award-winning writer B. Garida based on the book “Santiago Rhythm and Blues” by Lt. Col. Andra Higgs. The […]
CABA food and toy drive breaks records
Denver – The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) reports it has collected record-breaking donations during its sixth annual food and toy drive at an event that also featured retiring Jeppesen CEO Mark Van Tine. Since 2011, CABA has partnered with the Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to collect and distribute non-perishable food and toys to veterans and […]