Volunteers sealed the concrete barn floor before the fly-in, but its interior is still under construction, with finish work remaining to be done.
Swift Museum raffle takes off
The grand prize winner has their choice of either a $30,000 credit towards an engine from Continental or Lycoming or $20,000 in cash.
Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course updated to be more user friendly for Young Eagles
Sporty’s Learn to Fly course — which is available free to Young Eagles — has been redesigned to make it much faster and easier to use, while being entirely mobile-friendly.
Picture of the Day: Coffee run
Ben Carlson submitted this photo with a note: “Packwood coffee run in the PA-12. Pilot: Gordon Misch. March 2021.”
GPS Protection Bill introduced to Senate
If it is passed, the bill would require Ligado to pay any costs associated with GPS interference from its recently approved 5G wireless network.
Research continues in quest to end traffic jams at airports
Information collected in the survey will help MITRE in development of its Pacer platform, a web-based application that allows pilots to submit their departure readiness information and receive more accurate data about demand at the airport. The idea is that pilots can put in when they would like to depart and immediately see how much traffic is expected at the airport at that time. If it’s busy, they can rethink their schedule.
Picture of the Day: Une belle Swift!
Jim Roberts submitted this photo and note: “While doing some research on first flights of the Globe Swift, I received this wonderful photo from Swift owner and pilot Dominique Etourneau, based in Toussus le Noble (LFPN) near Paris. Intrigued by the parking surface, I asked Dominique if it perhaps dated to World War II. The answer is below:
Opera’s high flying star
Opera star Michael Fabiano, a private pilot who just earned his instrument rating, finds many parallels between his two obsessions: Flying and singing.
Having trouble understanding why flight training is under attack?
Have you heard of the threat to flight training but just aren’t sure what the full story is? A new podcast episode explains it in detail in just 30 minutes.