As four-time corporate sponsors of the North 40 Aircraft Parking and Camping area during EAA AirVenture, Aspen Avionics wanted to recognize the intrepid citizens of Oshkosh’s North 40 with Aspen’s first North 40 Camping Merit Badge. “For those of us who spend our AirVenture nights in air conditioned hotel rooms or view the torrents of […]
FAA deal reached
The FAA is preparing to recall 4,000 furloughed workers after the U.S. Senate approved legislation to temporarily end a standoff over the agency’s funding, according to a Bloomberg report. A deal reached by lawmakers calls for the Senate to accept a House-passed bill to extend the FAA’s authority through Sept. 16.
Scholarships keep K-State students in the air
Twenty-three Kansas State University professional pilot students earned ratings this summer after receiving scholarships from the Connor Burton Aviation Foundation and friends. The 23 scholarships total more than $70,000. “The scholarships helped keep the students in the air and working on ratings so that they didn’t fall behind during the summer,” said Mark Friesen, director […]
Winner Aviation named 208 conversion center
Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, has signed an agreement with Aero Twin of Anchorage to become the world’s first authorized conversion center for Aero Twin’s modification STC that converts Cessna 208 aircraft to Honeywell powered TPE-331 engines at either 850 or 950 shaft horsepower. Known as the 850 Caravan, or 950 Grand Caravan, the firewall […]
Taste of Flight Gala slated
The 5th annual Taste of Flight Gala at Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif., is slated for Oct. 22. Guest of honor will be Louis Zamperini: Olympic Hero, WWII B-24 Bombardier, B-24 crash survivor, and POWm who despite all this went on to build a successful life in postwar America. Zamperini went from […]
BXM adds AWOS
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM)) in Brunswick, Maine. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint and altimeter setting, visibility, and cloud height information on a graphical display at the FBO office, over the airport’s Unicom radio, […]
Sheltair completes hangar at ORL
Sheltair has completed a new hangar and office complex at the Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). Located north of the Sheltair Orlando FBO on the main ramp of ORL, the new complex consists of a 19,800 square foot hangar with 2,400 square feet of adjacent office space. Sheltair is a privately owned, aviation development company offering […]
First six months difficult for GA manufacturers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the first six months of 2011, total general aviation airplane shipments worldwide fell 15.5%, from 936 in 2010 to 791 this year, according to figures released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Billings for general aviation airplanes totaled $7.3 billion, down 22.3%. Piston-powered airplane shipments totaled 387 compared to […]
Doolittle Raiders plan 70th anniversary reunion
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders are in the final stages of planning their reunion commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Raid. The reunion will be held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, April 17-20, 2012. The reunion will include autograph sessions, a memorial service at the museum, as well as a public lunch […]