The University Aviation Association (UAA) awarded its prestigious William A. Wheatley Award for 2011 to Dr. Julie Massie Speakes, professor and department chair of Commercial Aviation at Delta State University in Mississippi. The Wheatley Award, presented at the UAA Fall Education Conference Awards Banquet in Indianapolis, recognized Dr. Speakes for 18 years of aviation education […]
New documentary available Veterans Day
The creators of the Emmy-Award winning PBS hit “Red Tail Reborn” have now created a new aviation program, “The Restorers-They Were All Volunteers.” The new film will be available this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, on DVD and BluRay. Each year the famous Doolittle Tokyo Raiders have a reunion to remember their mission, their comrades, and […]
EAM earns TPE331 Overhaul Authorization
Executive Aircraft Maintenance (EAM), an authorized Twin Commander Service Center at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, has received overhaul authorization for the TPE331 turboprop engine by Honeywell International. EAM’s Anchorage, Alaska, facility retains its status as a Honeywell-authorized TPE331 major maintenance facility. Honeywell also has approved EAM to provide TPE331 turboprop engine component repair services. […]
Seminole Carburetor Air Box Modification Kit now available
Kosola and Associates, Inc., has developed an FAA-approved kit to repair and reinforce the air box assembly on the Piper PA44-180 Seminole. Development of the Carburetor Air Box Modification Kit STC-PMA was in response to problems with the Piper PA44-180 Seminoles experiencing cracking of the air inlet/outlet duct attachment (see sketch), according to officials with […]
Flying High Coffee makes it to final round in Pepsi grant program
Flying High Coffee’s concept of selling coffee and turning some of the profits into donations to aviation charities has made it into the final voting round of Pepsi’s RefreshEverything grant program. The Pepsi program has been set up to reward ideas for doing good deeds within communities, with winners decided by popular votes. Rob Riggen, […]
House committee asks FCC to halt LightSquared waiver
Earlier this week, House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), a longtime pilot, along with eight committee members sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski requesting that the agency not proceed with LightSquared’s waiver until federal testing determines that there will be no interference with all types of GPS devices. […]
5th Annual Wings & Wheels Fly-In Saturday
The Friends of Deridder Army Air Base (DAAB) will host their Annual Wings & Wheels Fly-In/Drive-In Saturday, Nov. 5. The event will take place at the former World War II DeRidder Army Air Base, now known as the Beauregard Parish Regional Airport (DRI), in DeRidder, La. Warbird and vintage aircraft on display will include a […]
Platinum Aviation opens Cirrus Aircraft Center at F45
Platinum Aviation has opened its third Cirrus Flight Training and Aircraft Rental Center in Palm Beach, Florida. The company’s newest flight training facility is located at the North Palm Beach County Airport (F45) adjacent to the Landmark Aviation FBO. It will offer Cirrus Aircraft rentals, Cirrus transition training and flight training. Platinum’s other facilities are in […]
Richmond Jet Center joins Shell FBO network
Richmond Jet Center at Virginia’s Richmond International Airport (RIC) has joined the Shell FBO network. Richmond Jet Center, which offers catering, flight planning, and heated hangars, is a Cessna Service Center and FAA Certified Repair Station offering airframe, engine and propeller maintenance, avionics sales, and charter. By joining the Shell FBO Network, which has more […]