Aircraft Spruce now carries the Practical IFR Flying CD ROM Course, which provides an hour of information on methods and techniques to make Single Pilot IFR flying simpler, easier, less stressful, and safer, according to company officials. Learn tips and techniques from a Master CFI, Chuck McGill, who has over 12,000 flight hours in more […]
Atlanta Aero Club to meet
Delta Air Lines President Ed Bastian will be the featured guest speaker at the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club scheduled for Feb. 16. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta provides service to 357 destinations in 66 countries on six continents while employing more than 80,000 employees worldwide. Bastian will address the challenges Delta faces […]
Museum launches cell phone tour
A free cell phone audio tour is now available to visitors at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) in Cleveland, Ohio. With service provided by OnCell, the museum’s audio tour takes visitors through many permanent exhibits throughout the museum, highlighting a number of artifacts. The tour has been developed as the museum is […]
New hires, promotion at Sheltair
Sheltair, a network of FBOs with 13 locations throughout the U.S., has appointed Michael Lerma general manager of the Panama City FBO, while Gary Gutkowski has been named general manager of the Savannah FBO, and Bill Garghill has been named director of customer service for the FBO network. Lerma, who previously held the position of […]
Record using Swift Fuel verified
The world governing body for air sports and aeronautical world records has confirmed Richard “Smokey” Young set an official international airspeed record Sept. 11 using SwiftFuel, an unleaded general aviation biofuel. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, validated that the flight established a new 100-kilometer closed-course speed record for a piston engine aircraft […]
Flight Design confirms four-seat design
Flight Design GmbH will introduce its C4, a four-seat model patterned after the CT series, with the company exhibiting a full-size proof-of-concept at this year’s Aero 2011 in Freidrichshafen, Germany, as well as at this summer’s Oshkosh. Even before debuting the C4 at Aero, slated for April 13-16, the company is seeking comments from its […]
Applications for Electric Flight Prize now being accepted
Applications for the $60,000 Electric Flight Prize at EAA AirVenture 2011, showcasing the accomplishments and viability of flight powered exclusively by electricity, are now being accepted. An Initial Application Form, along with the official rules, is available at Airventure.org/Electric. Three flight competitions held during EAA AirVenture 2011, scheduled for July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport […]
Senator proposes hike in fuel taxes for GA
GA pilots could pay sharply higher fuel taxes under a U.S. Senate proposal to fund the NextGen air traffic control modernization effort, according to a report from Reuters, which notes that a if a plan by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is approved, taxes on jet fuel for general aviation would rise to 35.9 […]
ABC aviation analyst to speak at AEA convention
John Nance, the aviation analyst for ABC World News and aviation editor for Good Morning America, will speak at the Aircraft Electronics Association Annual Awards Luncheon during the 54th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show on Thursday, March 24, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. An internationally recognized air safety analyst, Nance […]