The grant will be used to add 400 feet to the airstrip just north of the glacier’s face. Improvements also call for cutting cottonwood trees an additional 200 feet, which will yield “a reasonably safe bush strip,” according to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
First-ever Utah Aeronautics Conference takes off in May
Slated for May 9-11, 2022, the conference features a variety of training sessions for mechanics, pilots, airport managers, drone pilots, and airport engineers. A Student Career Fair is also planned, along with many other activities.
Preparing for your airline interview
Just in time for the boom in hiring at the airlines comes the updated edition of Airline Pilot Technical Interviews by Ron McElroy.
Picture of the Day: On approach
Dietmar Zschogner submitted this photo and note: “Doing a winter approach over blueberry fields at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, in our Cessna 150 into our turf strip. Great Cessna performance at ~10° Celsius.”
Laser strikes break dangerous record
The FAA received 9,723 reports of laser strikes from pilots in 2021, a 41% increase over 2020.
Cuban fly-in canceled
An April 2022 fly-in to Cuba has been canceled citing an ongoing ban on private flights to the island nation.
Cascade Warbirds extends scholarship deadline
Get those applications in by March 31, 2022.
Picture of the Day: Snowy takeoff
Jim Stevenson submitted this photo and note: “Joe McDonough in his Backcountry Super Cub taking off on a snow-covered Lake Wisconsin.”
Ultimate World War II Fighter Experience grand prize in museum fundraiser
The winner of the sweepstakes will travel to London, England, where they will fly three rare dual-seat fighters of World War II: The P-51D Mustang, the Supermarine Spitfire TR.9, and the Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk.