Six 7S5 residents were recently presented with Wright Brothers Master Pilot Awards.
Cascade Warbirds names 2022 scholarship winners
Five youth from around the Pacific Northwest are the latest in a long line of aspiring aviators supported by Cascade Warbirds.
Picture of the Day: Arctic Tern in a cornfield
Dean Carrell submitted this photo and note: “My 1982 Arctic Tern in a cornfield grass strip during a trip I took to a friend’s in Minnesota. I’m 74 and fly four or five times a week. I live in Worland, Wyoming, surrounded by mountains and love this type of flying.”
Savage Norden newest LSA
“The Norden is a high performing, aluminum-wing airplane with electrically controlled leading-edge slats, designed and thoroughly tested for short-field and off-runway performance,” said Bill Canino, president of SportairUSA.
Pilots gather to prepare 21W for summer
The Ranger Creek Work Party and Chili feed has become an annual tradition for pilots to gather and get the airstrip open for summer flying.
Eyes Above the Horizon honors Tuskegee legacy at Moton Field
Students were able to experience the thrill of flight, most of them flying for the first time. Students also had the opportunity receive mentoring advice from military and commercial airline pilots on hand.
Picture of the Day: This was personal
William Hunt submitted this photo and note: “The Imperial War Museum at Duxford, England, has many artifacts that are displayed as found. Notable is the tail of a German aircraft with a pair of holes in the middle of the swastika. If you looks closely, the holes are square rather than round. The museum says that they were made by a pickaxe rather than a gun. To paraphrase a favorite movie: “This wasn’t business. This was personal.”
Tecnam introduces new two-seat trainer
The new two-seat aircraft is designed to guide student pilots from their first flight up to an instrument rating, according to Tecnam officials.
Turbine teaser
“The first tests are very promising indeed. We are continuing the tests to validate the performance, but the advantages are already visible: No vibration, quieter than the VL3-915, higher reliability, and a TBO multiplied by two.”