The No. 1 AirCam has been accepted into the permanent collection of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Designed by Phil Lockwood, the AirCam is a twin-engine, light aircraft originally commissioned by The National Geographic Society for aerial photography missions. In mid-2006 Lockwood regained ownership of the Air-Cam design, which had been held by Leza […]
CROSSFIELD’S DAUGHTER EXPRESSES GRATITUTDE
To Tom Norton: I am Sally, Scott’s daughter, child number five of six. Now that I am done crying, may I say how very grateful I am to you for writing that article (“NTSB: Lack of weather update killed Crossfield; Final report cites ATC failure to advise, Crossfield failure to ask,” Oct. 19, 2007 issue). […]
KERSHNER’S FAMILY PROUD OF WHAT HE ADDED TO AVIATION
Ace Aerobatic School, founded by William K. Kershner, closed on the day of his death, Jan. 8, 2007. Catherine Cavagnaro, highly thought of by my father as a pilot and aerobatic instructor, has her own school, Sewanee Aerobatic School. I was honored to deliver my father’s Aerobat, N7557L, to the National Air and Space Museum. […]
‘ZERO GRAVITY’ DEBATE CONTINUES
No airplane is ever in zero gravity! Physicist spend their time thinking about black holes, dark matter, dark energy, string theory and time. They do not think about why they are weightless in orbit or why they are weightless in an airplane named “Zero Gravity.” Physicist deny that there is a centrifugal force! Therefore, I […]
COWS AND AIRPLANES DON’T MIX
I was feeling pretty good, so I decided to fly my 1946 Luscombe 8A about an hour before dark. I put in five gallons. I had maybe two or three gallons in it already. I figured I would be in the air only about 30 minutes, so I reasoned I was good for about one […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“Grass strips…are just disappearing — being gobbled up.” — Jean Weasener, who owns New Jersey’s Twin Pine Airport with her husband, William. “It is pretty bad.” — Nisha Marvel of the Washington State Department of Transportation on the condition of Chehalis-Centralia Airport after recent floods. “We’d be happy to have any other manufacturer’s VLJs or […]
Million Air at LA Exec AP plays host to “Parade of Pistons” expo
Million Air at the Los Angeles Executive Airport will play host to the inaugural “Parade of Pistons” expo March 27–29. This is the first of four regional events designed to make it easy for aircraft consumers to visit a single location to compare new piston aircraft. On display will be everything from LSAs to high-performance […]
SkyCatcher’s ‘Made in China’ label upsets some pilots
The fact that Cessna’s LSA, the SkyCatcher, is being built in China has garnered a lot of attention for the Wichita airplane manufacturer — and not all of it is good. Many took the company to task for not building the plane in the U.S., but instead choosing the Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC) in China […]
AOPA launches security course
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has teamed with the Transportation Security Administration to develop an online course to help flight schools, FBOs, aircraft owners and pilots to enhance security. The interactive course, which offers practical guidelines and security tips, is an extension of AOPA’s Airport Watch program. The course, along with a review of […]