Candice Miller is not a pilot, but she has become a voice for GA in the House of Representatives. Miller, a Republican who is serving her third term as representative of the 10th District in Michigan, has joined the battle against user fees, working to pass the House FAA Reauthorization bill. The daughter of a […]
Are you working healthy?
Could working on or building an airplane make you sick? Staying safe is the goal of every pilot, as well as every FBO owner and manufacturer. But being accident free doesn’t mean staying healthy, according to James W. Allen, an environmental health physician and an aviation medical examiner. Known as Doc Allen, he’s written a […]
Piper unveils its Matrix at AOPA Expo
Piper Aircraft had people guessing at AOPA Expo when it announced that a new product was forthcoming. Were they going to jump into the LSA pool, as many expected? “We’re not bringing back the Cub,” Mark Miller, director of the company’s corporate communications, said during the Expo, which was held earlier this month in Hartford, […]
A new control tower stands tall
A ribbon cutting on Sept. 25 officially opened the new control tower at Easton, Maryland’s Newnam Field (ESN). Controllers went to work two days later, learning procedures for the state’s second-busiest airport. The tower is scheduled to become operational Oct. 26, almost a month earlier than originally planned. Easton’s is a contract tower, operated under […]
The Google Prize
Google, the online everything company, is offering a prize that could reach $30 million to anyone who can send an unmanned vehicle to the Moon, land it there successfully, keep it running through the night, discover ice, transmit data back to Earth, and complete several other interesting tasks by 2012. Like Google itself, the prize […]
A cure for traffic jams
Would you rather have a Cessna 172 orbiting above you or be parked in traffic on the interstate for several hours while law enforcement officers investigate an accident? The Wisconsin State Patrol has a pretty good idea what the answer is. The agency uses a 2001 Cessna 172SP for, among other things, accident investigation. According […]
Would you like mustard with that?
Each Saturday, Sporty’s Pilot Shop at Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport (I69) in Batavia, Ohio, welcomes visitors with a cookout. Guests are invited to chow down on hot dogs and do a little shopping. Since they started serving up the dogs in 1992, they’ve fed a lot of hungry aviators. How many you ask? Earlier this summer, […]
Third time the charm? Symphony to get new owner next month, but who?
A new owner for Symphony Aircraft, which filed for bankruptcy last year, is expected to take over operations next month. But the big question is who? A bid for the company, which has been in liquidation for the past year, was made earlier this year by a Canadian firm. If all goes well, that firm […]
Seawind down but not out: One financial backer lost but alternative funding still being sought
Dick Silva, president of Seawind Aircraft, said on Sept. 13 that the company has suspended operations after losing one backer, but is seeking replacement funds. So far, about 70% of what is needed to resume operations has been committed, he told General Aviation News. Operations were suspended after the mysterious crash of the Seawind 300C […]