The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will join an action-packed weekend of aerial performances by more than 40 aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean at Embry-Riddle’s Wings and Waves Air Show Oct. 13-14, in Daytona Beach. The show begins at 11 a.m. daily on the shore in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. The event […]
Teens plan Fly-a-Thon for Colorado shooting victims
A Florida non-profit, Teens-N-Flight, is planning a “fly-a-thon” from its headquarters in Florida to Aurora, Colo., hoping to raise up to $10,000 to help the families of the 12 people killed and 58 others who were injured last month at a Colorado movie theater, according to a report in the Daytona Beach News Journal. The […]
Flying the ‘world’s smallest jet’
An Oklahoma television station recently did a story on the FLS Microjet, an updated BD-5 that Oklahoma pilot Justin Lewis flies at airshows. Weighing just 416 pounds before adding fuel and the pilot, the jet can reach up to 320 miles per hour. Watch the video and read the report here.
Avey Field no longer under state management
LAURIER, Wash. – Formerly a state-managed airport, Avey Field (69S) in northeast Washington will now be managed by its private owners, Howard and Elaine Slagle. The airport will remain open to the public. The Washington State Department of Transportation aviation division manages 16 airports across the state. With the loss of Avey, WSDOT will explore […]
Accelerated maintenance training program now offered at GMU
The FAA approved USAeroTech to start accepting students for a new one-year accelerated aircraft maintenance training program in Greenville, S.C. “Boeing has predicted that over 600,000 new aircraft maintenance technicians will be needed between now and 2031. These are good paying jobs. They usually start at around $45,000 to $60,000 a year and if you […]
Sharing a passion for flight
Lewis University flight instructor and 2010 alumnus Leif Holmstrand recently returned from launching the aviation dreams of 15 high school students enrolled in the Legacy Flight Academy in Tuskegee, Ala. The two-week program was held at Moton Field, Ala., the initial flight training location for the Tuskegee Airman. “Of the 12 volunteer flight and ground […]
Black Sky Training offers hypoxia training
Black Sky Training will begin offering a specialized series of courses for general aviation pilots. Psychological training, including recognizing and reacting to hypoxia, will be given in one of the only privately owned and operated hypoberic chambers in the U.S. Under an exclusive deal with the Southern AeroMedical Institue, Black Sky Training will offer courses […]
Breitling contest winner earns his pilot’s license
Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling is congratulating Facebook photo contest winner Jeremy P. Hampton from Overland Park, Kansas, on completing his 11-month training program necessary to officially receive his pilot’s license, the grand prize for the contest the company sponsored just over one year ago. “Aviation has always been a big part of Breitling’s history, our […]
Airport (and a dream) for sale in Illinois
It all started when a Midwestern farmer plowed up his corn to pursue a dream. People came. But there was still a cold, hard world out there, and eventually the dream fell into jeopardy. Now, Galt Field is up for sale for $2.9 million, not bad considering it comes with a renovated farm house, 19 […]