Robert Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “Volunteers who helped out at the Alaska Aviation Museum’s 2024 Fly-By Festival gather in front of a Grumman Goose with a long history of flights by many pilots in Alaska. Despite overcast skies and rain the whole day, more than 500 folks attended the festival, which included aircraft fly-bys, exhibits, live music, food trucks, and a fundraiser raffle. Photo Courtesy of Phyllis Kilgore.”
New collaboration help pilots find avionics businesses
“This new service will help…pilots find an avionics shop in the United States through iFlightPlanner’s web-based platforms, including iFlightPlanner for AOPA, and mobile apps for iOS,” AEA officials said.
Cutter Aviation expanding at KPRC
Cutter Aviation is expanding the ramp space at its FBO at Prescott Regional Airport-Ernest A Love Field (KPRC) in Prescott, Arizona.
QAA’s Fort Lauderdale MRO facility certified by EASA
The facility, a part of Hartzell Aviation, focuses on general aviation accessories, principally magnetos and exhaust systems.
Picture of the Day: At the seaplane base
Rob Stapleton sent in this photo with a note: “A Cessna 185 floatplane sits moored to the east shore of Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2024. Autumn is quickly coming with glorious skies, cooler temperatures, and dwindling daylight evenings.”
Joe Clark Innovation Lab opens at National Aviation Hall of Fame
“The Joe Clark Innovation Lab is more than just a learning space — it’s a place where imagination takes flight,” National Hall of Fame officials said. “By providing students with the tools and inspiration they need, we are fostering the future leaders of aerospace and continuing the legacy of innovation that defines our nation’s aviation history.”
Career Fair returns to NBAA convention
“We expect a couple of hundred job seekers to attend this year’s Career Fair, so this is a big opportunity,” NBAA officials said.
Women in Aviation opens 2025 scholarship program
Applications are being accepted for 59 scholarships for flight training, engineering, maintenance, dispatch, and general career advancement for individuals in all stages of life.
Picture of the Day: A great little airport
James Good submitted this photo and note: “Returning from a three-day trip with my wife, Diane, we stopped for fuel at Tulelake, California, a great little airport in far North California. The Ercoupe is a 1948 E model, one of the last ones built at the original Maryland factory.”