COLUMBUS, Ga. — Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG), has awarded two full scholarships to the EAA Air Academy to 14-year-old Frank Lumpkin IV of Columbus and 16-year-old Christian J. “CJ” Arnold of Salem, Alabama. The two were chosen to receive scholarships – worth nearly […]
Father’s Day all month long at Banyan
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Banyan Pilot Shop team has launched its “June is Father’s Day All Month Long,” promotion which includes an on-line Father’s Day Gift Guide and a $250 drawing for a gift card. While the store offers a wide range of products that would make gifts for any pilot or aviation enthusiast, […]
Wireless ADS-B receiver for Xavion app debuts
Laminar Research, creators of the X-Plane flight simulator franchise, have unveiled enhancements through third party hardware support for Xavion, its mobile aviation application. Laminar Research recently introduced Xavion, a mobile (iPhone and iPad) product providing state-of-the-art synthetic vision, GPS navigation, instrument backups and a visual glide path to the nearest airport in the event of […]
Broadway stars to visit Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum
COMPTON, Calif. — Director Layon Gray and the cast of his hit Broadway play “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” will tour Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) and its Tuskegee Airmen Learning Center June 4 at 4 p.m. Several area Tuskegee Airmen, who serve as mentors at TAM, are expected to attend. TAM is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit […]
AMT day at Banyan
Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) in Florida celebrated its 8th annual AMT Day Friday, May 24. This annual event pays tribute to Charles E. Taylor, the first Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT), who built Orville and Wilbur Wright’s engine. It is also a day that Banyan uses to honor its Aircraft Maintenance […]
Airport park wins Wolf Aviation grant
The Wolf Aviation Fund has awarded a grant to the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina for its new park. “Wolf Aviation Funds strives to fund projects that enable individuals and groups to accomplish objectives promoting and benefiting general aviation and its usefulness to society, thus reaching out into the community to improve public […]
Museum slates Open Cockpit Day
The Oakland Aviation Museum in California will hold an Open Cockpit Day and aviation paraphernalia fundraising sale June 16 — Father’s Day — to support its A-3 Skywarrior restoration project. The planes will be open for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Imagine sitting in a Korean or Vietnam era jet airplane and feeling […]
Assessment outlines risks if BTL tower closed
A safety risk assessment (SRA) has identified potential hazards for aircraft using W.K. Kellogg Airport (BTL) in Battle Creek, Mich., if the airport’s control tower had been closed by the FAA because of sequestration. JDA Aviation Technology Solutions (JDA) performed the assessment and published its results today in a Safety Risk Management Document (SRMD). Substantial […]
Sennheiser debuts new headset for professional pilots
Sennheiser has unveiled the HMEC 26-2, the successor to the HMEC 26 pilot’s headset for commercial pilots. “The HMEC 26 with active noise cancellation is our most popular headset for airline and business pilots,” explained Jörg Buchberger, Business Segment Manager Aviation at Sennheiser. “The improvements made in the 26-2 are based on feedback we requested […]