The new IMC Club International website is up and running, thanks to a generous grant from Hartzell Propeller, and a web design company, Webbright Services. And thanks to the generosity of another IMC Club corporate member, LightSpeed Aviation, if you join the IMC Club or upgrade your membership to full access between now and the […]
Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education pioneers Solo Flight Camp
For the next two weeks, students and teachers from four high schools will participate in the first annual Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education (KIAE) Solo Flight Camp at Capital City Airport in Frankfort, Kentucky. The goals are for student pilots to solo and pass the FAA’s Private Pilot Written Examination. Student pilots participating in the […]
Foundation provides summer flight training scholarships
The Connor Burton Aviation Foundation is providing 27 Kansas State University Salina aviation students with $84,000 in flying scholarships to help with the cost of flight fees over the summer. The purpose of the Summer Aviation Program is to help students achieve additional flight ratings as quickly as possible and to move them toward the […]
Iowa State University students build LSA
After six years of hard work, challenges, and unforeseen time delays, AirISU (Air Iowa State University) has come to the end of the club’s first building project — a Zenith CH 650/CH 601 XL-B Light-Sport Aircraft. This post from Innovate Online, a university publication, details the project, from first rivet to the paint job.
Zenith builder fly-in this weekend
The fifth annual “Fly in to Summer” Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory in central Missouri will be this Saturday, June 23. The informal grass-roots fly-in is open to all aviation enthusiasts: Come visit the factory, see the new Zenith demo planes, and meet with fellow builders and pilots. […]
Flying Musicians win grant
The Flying Musicians Association has won a grant from the Wolf Aviation Fund to help bring more interested young people into flying through a love for music. The grant will be used to help grow Focus on the Future, a student program held at the FAPA.aero Global Pilot Career Conference & Job Fairs and the […]
Washington’s governor declares June Aviation Appreciation Month
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has declared June 2012 as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month in the state. Her proclamation was the second such recognition of general aviation by state officials since the start of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign, which is the joint effort launched by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and […]
Work begins on VNY’s Propeller Park
This week, pilots and business owners gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new chapter at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world. According to a report from Flying magazine, a 32-acre section of the airport is being specifically dedicated to propeller airplanes in an […]
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee’s flying haven to be auctioned off
The Sky Gypsy Café, a sport flying haven created by anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee at Amigos Del Cielo, an airpark in Rodeo, New Mexico, will be auctioned off beginning June 25. Bidders can bid onsite or online, according to a story at AvStop.com. The property includes the Sky Gypsy Café, the Galaxy Theater, a small […]