Terry Hayes submitted this photo and note: “A beautiful day for floatplane flying in the Sierra Foothills in California.”
Under The Wire Fly-In: Stearmans and more
The annual fly-in includes lots of good food, including Texas BBQ, a Hangar Party, a flour bombing contest, and a Stearman fly-over of a local football game.
Girl Scouts launch new Aerospace Adventure program in Oklahoma
Girl Scouts earning the Aerospace Adventure patch will learn more about career opportunities in aerospace outside of the more commonly thought of roles, such as pilot, flight attendant, or astronaut, and will get to meet women who work in engineering, aircraft maintenance, airport operations, and other positions.
Rise Aviation opens new facility at KGYI
The new multimillion dollar facility at North Texas Regional Airport is the first of three planned construction phases for the company.
Picture of the Day: A happy Howard
Glenn Brasch, the man behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, sent in this photo with a note: “A 1944 Howard owned by Steve Fulton, parked in front of the pilot shelter at Ryan Field (2MT1) in Montana.”
Are gear-up landings inevitable?
Knowing that even some of the best pilots have made gear-up landings, the FAA recently released a video in its 57 Seconds to Safer Flying series, offering some suggestions on how to avoid a gear-up landing.
Class of 2022 revealed for International Air & Space Hall of Fame
Army Aviation, Will Cutter and Cutter Aviation, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Michael Herman, an aviation professional and philanthropist, Brian Keating, an astrophysicist, Dave Scott, Apollo 9 Command Module pilot and Apollo 15 moonwalker, and Textron Aviation will be inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 2022.
Rare aviation memorabilia to be auctioned at N.H. museum’s anniversary gala
The Swingin’ Silver Anniversary Gala is a fundraiser for the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s expanding youth aviation education initiatives, including a student plane-building program, a new summer camp planned for 2023, and more, according to officials.
Picture of the Day: Staggerwing sunset
Harold Bruner submitted this photo and note: “This D17S belongs to the Historic Flight Foundation. It was flown in the STOL demonstrations for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Hangout at Felts Field (KSFF) in Spokane, Washington, Sept. 10, 2022. At the end of a long day she sits there proudly ready to wow the crowd for another 80 years.”