Three aviation leaders were elected to the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Board of Directors in May, each for three-year terms: Sherry Knight Rossiter of Missoula, Montana, Dr. Donna Wilt of Melbourne, Florida, and Ken Wittekiend of Burnet, Texas. They were elected by popular vote open to all 900 SAFE members and will begin […]
Heavy Bombers Weekend July 25-27
MADISON, Wisconsin — In a second annual rare gathering of World War II-era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in Madison the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The three-day event starts Friday, July 25, and will feature the B-25 Mitchell “Miss Mitchell,” the B-17 “Aluminum […]
Field maintenance and repair for service-drone USA awarded to Robotic Skies
service-drone USA, a German manufacturer of industrial-grade multirotor unmanned aerial systems (UASs), has selected Robotic Skies as its maintenance and repair provider for its airframes. Like all Robotic Skies customers, service-drone USA will receive customized service, troubleshooting, and field repair of its UASs throughout the United States and Canada, according to company officials. “In Europe, […]
USA Today report ‘extremely flawed’
A USA Today story, Unfit for flight, published June 18 “gets the general aviation safety record wrong, it ignores efforts by the industry to make general aviation safer, and it violates basic tenets of fairness and accuracy when it comes to good journalism,” officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) said in response […]
Why returning to the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’ is a terrible idea
Returning to the Golden Age of Aviation, that much-romanticized time, is a terrible idea, according to blogger Rod Rakic, who notes in a new post that “The Golden Age of Aviation was a time when the only people who flew themselves in an airplane were titans of industry, movie stars, or crazy people.”
San Diego museum gives $38,500 in scholarships
The San Diego Air & Space Museum’s mission statement is to inspire young people to tackle the challenges of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics academic disciplines and to make a difference in the world through an innovative, adventurous spirit. To further this goal, the museum and Convair Alumni Association has selected 12 students to receive a […]
South Shore Air Show returns
FIAR OAKS, Ind. — The South Shore Air Show is returning in 2014 at a new location. Fair Oaks Farms, home to multiple attractions, will play backdrop to the airshow, slated for July 11-13. “When making the decision to bring the airshow back, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority staff wanted to bring it back […]
IAWA accepts GALA award for Amelia Earhart
The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold executive positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry, was invited by the Galería de Aviación Latinoamericana, GALA (Latin American Aviation Gallery) to accept an award given to Amelia Earhart. GALA held a ceremony in March to celebrate the winners of […]
AeroCamps take off
Coast to coast, for the fifth year in a row, kids between the ages of 12-18 will be flocking to local AeroCamps for the chance to explore aviation and aerospace this summer. AeroCamp is a day camp program hosted by members of the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA). AeroCampers can look forward to a […]