With the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake Jan. 12, missionary organizations are still working hard in the island nation. Want to help? You can “adopt” a plane for $1 a day. Your donation will help cover fuel and maintenance costs for “your” MAF plane. Rather help elsewhere in the world? You can even choose […]
Airbags for GA
NTSB officials are slated to issue the first formal government recommendations for installing air bags to save lives in private-plane accidents, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which notes that the board’s groundbreaking study is expected to outline the benefits of air bags in reducing fatalities and injuries when small aircraft crash.
Living Legends of Aviation
The 8th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards will be held Jan. 21 in Beverly Hills, bringing together some of the biggest names in aviation. Actor and pilot Morgan Freeman presents the “Flown West” tribute to the Legends lost. John Travolta, also an actor and pilot, will present the newest Legend inductee, M. Laurent Beaudoin. […]
LiveAirShowTV profiles Reno racer Will Whiteside
LiveAirShowTV kicks off 2011 with a return to coverage of the 2010 Reno Air Races, including a profile of Will Whiteside. Whiteside, pilot for Race #5 Voodoo, is no stranger to the Reno Air Races. In the profile, he talks about the modifications done to this P-51, his own Reno racer, and the steps he […]
‘The Restorers’ released as digital download
Filmmaker Adam White has released “The Restorers” for digital download. Originally released on DVD in 2003, “The Restorers” is a one-hour documentary about Warbird and vintage aircraft restorers. For more than 10 months the documentary’s Cleveland-based crew traveled nationwide to film those involved in aircraft restoration, including stops in Fargo, North Dakota, Cleveland, Dayton, Indianapolis, […]
Aircraft Registration Conference slated
The 2011 Aircraft Registration Conference at the Naples Grande Beach Resort, the Waldorf Astoria Collection, will highlight the many changes in the aviation business and as well as legal matters. Stewart Lapayowker, an aviation transaction attorney, will speak about aircraft transactions and how drafting and negotiating letters of intent are critical to the aircraft purchase […]
Airworthiness bulletins stress Piper corrosion inspections
The FAA has issued five special airworthiness information bulletins (SAIBs) to address potential corrosion problems on a variety of Piper aircraft, according to a report at AOPA.org, which notes that each SAIB highlighted specific problem areas on the Pipers, but all the bulletins urged owners to “increase their focus on inspections.” Read the full report […]
Stratos advances to wind tunnel tests
Stratos Aircraft officials say the Bend, Oregon-based company will conduct wind tunnel testing of the Stratos 714 in April or May of this year. Design and construction of the wind tunnel model has begun and tests will be conducted over a five- to 10-day period. The purpose of the wind tunnel testing is to verify […]
GI flight training bill signed into law
President Barack Obama last week signed into law a bill that expands educational funding opportunities for active duty servicemen and women, for the first time including flight training in eligible programs. Both Houses of Congress passed the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” during the busy lame duck session of the 111th Congress. […]