On Dec. 17, 2023, the 120th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight will be celebrated at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Save the Date: Reno 2024
While there won’t be any racing in Reno in 2024, there will be an air show.
Sherwin-Williams introduces single stage topcoat for GA airplanes
The polyester/urethane hybrid topcoat can be applied as an overall topcoat or used as stripes, delivering a colorful finish in multiple gloss levels, including an option to clearcoat, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Returning to TJIG
Pedro Rodriguez Flores submitted this photo and note: “N123PR, a Lancair ES upon returning to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.”
More than 100,000 NASA reports expected to be filed in 2023
“ASRS’s business of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating all kinds of aviation safety data has approached pre-pandemic levels and continues to grow,” officials reported in a year-end round-up of the Callback newsletter.
Women in Aviation names Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 will be honored at the 35th annual Women in Aviation International Conference, slated for March 21-23, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.
Air Plains introduces new airbox for Cessnas
Improvements for the new 172 PMA airboxes include the addition of structural adhesive reinforcements in areas of high stress, a hardened control arm with a thicker cross-section, and added nut plates to the front of the airbox to accommodate a Brackett air filter, if installed.
Picture of the Day: General aviation in Europe
Simon Paul submitted this photo and note: “General Aviation in Europe is far from dead. A gradual shift can be observed from single-engine piston certified aircraft to experimental and micro light aircraft. This picture shows Van’s RV-9 PH-SCP being rolled out of the hangar at Zwartberg Airport in Genk, Belgium, with a Bell 47 in the grass, having just arrived from a local joy flight.”
FAA funding extended through March 2024
The extension is necessary as the Senate has yet to take up FAA reauthorization.