In response to our request for photos of shirt tails being cut after first solo, Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz responded with: “Different cultures commemorate the solo flight in different ways. Here’s a video clip from Thailand from one of our customers.” Also, it’s not too late to send in photos from your first solo and […]
‘On the Wings of Eagles’
Just released is “On the Wings of Eagles: A Flight Instructor’s Tale,” the biography of Fred Atkinson Sr., an unlicensed barnstormer during the Great Depression who became the National Flight Instructor of the Year in 1981. The e-book, written by Atkinson’s son, Fred Jr. and Jim, notes that “Today flying is commonplace. The average person […]
NBAA president to be featured at Southeast Aviation Expo
Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Southeast Aviation Expo (SEAE), slated for Sept. 27-28 at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in Greenville, SC.
Sharp Details expands at TEB and South Florida
Sharp Details is now offering its aircraft cleaning and support services at Landmark Aviation’s Teterboro, N.J. (TEB) facility and in south Florida at seven airports: Opa-Locka Executive (OPF), Kendall-Tamiami Executive (TMB), Miami International (MIA), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE), Boca Raton (BCT) and Palm Beach International (PBI). The company, which has been operating […]
Open house and fly-in slated at 25D
The 12th annual Open House and Fly-In at Daniel De Ponti Memorial Airport (25D) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, from 7 am to 4pm. Pilots are invited to come in and land on a 2,700-foot grass strip. The fly-in will feature pancakes and fixings by EAA Chapter 237, corn on […]
Wanted: Photos of your shirt tail being cut after your first solo
As part of our upcoming Learn to Fly issue, we’re looking for photos from readers of the celebrations following their first solo and the cutting of their shirt tails. Send them to [email protected]
Tickets now on sale for Reno
Tickets are now on sale for the 50th Annual National Championship Air Races in Reno, slated for Sept. 11-15. You can order them online or you can call 775-972-6663. “We are excited that the Patriot Jet Team will be returning this year with their spectacular show,” officials said. “They are former Blue Angel and Thunderbird […]
CFI Tools releases General Aviation app
CFI Tools has released the latest addition to the CFI Tools catalog: The General Aviation App, CFI Tools General Aviation 1.01. This release consolidates a number of existing apps and some upgraded new features. The consolidation wraps the apps in a single standardized package known as a Universal App. Nine existing apps have been retired […]
Aircraft Spruce offers SUN ’n FUN pre-order pick-up option
Customers who want to pick up their orders at Aircraft Spruce’s booth at the upcoming SUN ’n FUN, slated for April 9-14 in Lakeland, Florida, must place the orders in advance, company officials note. “We have a limited amount of stock available at our SUN ’n FUN booth so we encourage you to place your orders […]