Bill Bates submitted this photo and note: “My 1956 Piper Apache tucked in and ready for bed at Atlanta Speedway Airport (KHMP) in Georgia.”
Pilot testing numbers see significant increases
“When we compare year to year, we see that most tests saw double-digit percentage-based increases in volumes even from 2022-2023,” says Jason Blair, a well-known CFI and DPE.
$245 million to modernize airports in 37 states
Several of the grants will help reduce the risk of runway incursions, while others will be used to build or improve fuel farms, and more.
Schweiss Doors founder to be inducted into Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
Mike Schweiss, founder and owner of Schweiss Doors, will be inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame at a ceremony in April 2024.
Picture of the Day: The challenges of flying in Alaska in winter
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “After a southeast Alaska winter snowstorm, Kari and I have to clean off N7953V, ramped at Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base (8K9) in Ketchikan, Alaska, before we can go fly.”
Restored Tuskegee Airmen PT-19 returns to the skies
“This historic aircraft, originally used to train Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, had flown for Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia for many years, but the leadership team decided it was time to take it apart and inspect, restore, and repaint it,” said Airbase Leader Joel Perkins.
KLGB launches unleaded fuel subsidy program
The FAA has set a target for the elimination of leaded aviation fuel for all piston-powered aircraft by the year 2030. In an effort to speed up the transition at the local level, KLGB’s Unleaded Aviation Fuel Subsidy Program is designed to eliminate the cost difference between leaded avgas and unleaded avgas.
Banyan expands to KSGJ
The new facility will focus exclusively on HondaJet maintenance and avionics support.
Pictures of the Day: Snow day
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “After getting nearly a foot of snow in Iowa, the skis were quickly put on Shane Vande Voort’s 1999 Citabria. The last couple years there hasn’t been enough snow to enjoy ski plane flying, so Shane and sons weren’t going to let this snow day pass them by.”