American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum hosts a “Celebration of 100 Years of Black Aviation” with special presentations by Donald Elder, an original member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, and C. B. Rice, a historian and author. The Jan. 29 event at the Dallas-area museum is a kick-off for Black History Month in February. There […]
Rare flight for A-26 at Lyon Air Museum
The Douglas A-26 Invader “Feeding Frenzy” attack bomber aircraft, a highlight of Lyon Air Museum’s collection, will rumble out of the museum’s hangar at John Wayne Airport in Southern California, roar down the runway and take to the air at noon on “A-26 Day,” Sat., Feb. 12, weather permitting. “A-26 Day” is part of Lyon […]
Windward Aviation to host Bonanza Society Service Clinic
Windward Aviation, a general aviation maintenance and repair facility located at Florida’s Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), has been selected, again, to host the 13th American Bonanza Society (ABS) Service Clinic, slated for Feb. 17-20. “We had approximately 30 aircraft reviewed at our clinic last year,” said Jim Leach, co-owner of Windward, “and expect […]
Upgraded Zodiac kit meets 51% rule
The FAA Kansas City Manufacturing Inspection Office, which recently evaluated the Zenith Aircraft Co.’s Zodiac CH601 XL aircraft kit changes, specifically the 6-ZU Upgrade Package, has notified the company that they have found no significant change compared to the original Amateur Built Fabrication and Assembly Checklist, and meets the major portion requirements (“51% rule”). Zenith […]
Aeronca Fly-In set for Flabob
The Aeronca Aviators Club will stage its annual Southwest Fly-In at Flabob Airport May 20-22. The group is expecting to attract Aeronca and other antique owners from Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. “We’re not sure how many will come in, but there are a lot of Aeroncas in this part of the world,” said organizer […]
Controllers win FAA award
Air traffic controllers at both the Memphis Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities have been awarded the FAA’s “Dorothy Tharnish Customer Service Award.” The award, according to the FAA, “recognizes an outstanding employee committed to customer service as exhibited by (1) development of new ways of doing business that improved customer service; (2) […]
NTSB offers courses
The National Transportation Safety Board is offering two courses for investigators and industry professionals in the next two months. The first course, Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators, will be offered Feb. 23-24, at the NTSB Training Center, and provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation […]
Young Eagles Rally at ISM
Orlando Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) will host an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Flight Rally Saturday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The rally will feature free flights for aviation enthusiasts 8 to 17 years old, and lunch will be provided. Participants who experience […]
House GA Caucus leaders move to rebuild
During the last Congress, the strength of the general aviation caucuses in the House of Representatives and the Senate — which provide a venue for members of Congress to learn more about GA — helped the industry weather such threats as a White House user fee proposal and the harmful first draft of the Large […]