The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) inducted Rudy Frasca into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 19, with the induction taking place at the annual Sporty’s Fly-In on International Learn to Fly Day. Rudy Frasca has spent a career working to improve flight training, building a successful business, Frasca International, that […]
Cessna builds on safety education initiative
Cessna Aircraft Co. is building on a safety initiative started in 2011 designed to educate single engine owners on new inspection procedures. The latest effort is aimed at 100 series single-engine piston aircraft owners around the world, and informs them about new supplemental aircraft inspection procedures that will be added to 100 series Cessna service […]
Colorado Aviation Week to celebrate general aviation
The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) has released the schedule for “Colorado Aviation Week,” with several events slated June 7-10 in the Denver area to celebrate the state’s General Aviation Appreciation Month. On April 10, Governor John Hickenlooper proclaimed June to be General Aviation Appreciation Month for the State of Colorado because of the positive […]
Flight Guide iEFB app updated
Airguide Publications has released v4.2, a free update for the Flight Guide iEFB iPad application. “Flight Guide iEFB v4.2 is a major update that includes Guardian Aero 454 integration with Flight Guide iEFB v4.2 for a wireless Flight Plan link to Garmin 430, 530, GNS650, GNS750, G900, and G1000 panel mounted GPS receivers,” said Larry […]
Aviation fuels webinar slated
The Transportation Research Board will conduct a webinar June 5 that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) related to aviation fuel options and cost. There is no fee to register for the webinar, but participants must register in advance. Continuing Education Units are available for accredited airport executives who attend […]
11-year timeline for avgas replacement proposed
Although it hasn’t released the final report to the public, the FAA’s unleaded avgas transition rulemaking committee (UAT-ARC) is expected to recommend a fuel approvals process stretching out as long as 11 years and will be asking Congress for at least $60 million to fund the project, plus as much as $13 million from the […]
Reno Air Races get green light — if it can get insurance
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Board has given a 1-year special permit for the Reno National Championship Air Races with the stipulation that the Reno Air Racing Association obtain $100 million in insurance coverage, according to a story in the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Lawmakers attend general aviation jobs rally
Senators Mike Johanns and Ben Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and more than 400 workers, state and local officials and aviation enthusiasts Friday at Duncan Aviation for a general aviation (GA) jobs rally. The rally was held inside Duncan Aviation’s new paint hangar at the Lincoln Airport in Lincoln, Neb. Johanns, co-chair […]
Museum wins grant
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) has received funding from the Wolf Aviation Fund for the conservation treatment of an Eric Sloane oil portrait of award winning balloonist Constance Wolf. During her lifetime, Constance Wolf (1905-1994) was the first woman to cross the Alps in a balloon and set 15 world records, including […]