On Saturday, March 12, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, will celebrate the achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license at the museum’s sixth annual family day. The event is free and open to the public. Coleman learned to fly in […]
Million Air taps Lee for Houston
Robert Lee has joined Million Air as the general manager of Million Air Houston. Lee has more than 20 years of experience in managerial and aviation operations. He comes to Houston from Wheeling, Illinois, where he was the general manager at Atlantic Aviation. His aviation career started in Florida where he held such positions as […]
Commenting on the 3rd class medical
David Wartofsky, owner/operator of Potomac Airfield, closest of the Maryland 3 airports to downtown Washington D.C., who has filed petition to replace the FAA’s 3rd class medical with a driver’s license for private flying, passes along this recent comment to his petition from Dr. Donald Senter. You can read the full comment below, but we […]
Alternative energy?
Thanks to GAN’s fuel expert Ben Visser for sending this link to a video of the Besler Steam Powered Airplane. Demonstrated by the Besler brothers April 12, 1933, over Oakland California, the plane was powered by a steam boiler that was so quiet that spectators on the ground could hear the pilot calling to them. […]
PlaneTalk Radio’s next show out of this world
PlaneTalk Radio, an Internet radio program started by Florida layer Stewart Lapayowker to promote an appreciation and understanding of business aviation, will feature George Whitesides, president and CEO of Virgin Galactic, the winner of the X-Prize and the first to give civilians the opportunity to experience space travel, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. (EST). Also […]
First flight of Elektra One may be this month
PC-Aero, a German company that is developing the Elektra One prototype electric powered aircraft, reports it successfully performed the static tests on the one-seater for German Ultralight Certification Dec. 22. The structure of the aircraft (wing, fuselage and tails) was loaded up to limit load, officials report, adding first flight is expected to take place […]
EAA No. 2 Carl Schultz Dies
Carl Schultz, EAA 2, who helped found the Experimental Aircraft Association and served as the organization’s first vice-president, died Dec. 25, according to a report at EAA.org, which notes that Schultz was already an established businessman in the Milwaukee area in 1953 when he helped Paul Poberezny start EAA. Read his obituary here.
Four inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four Canadians, and recognize a Belt of Orion recipient, at its 2011 annual gala dinner and ceremony at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario on May 26. The 2011 inductees are: John Crichton, the current president and CEO of NAV Canada, and previous president of the […]
Gleim offers Sport Pilot student certification
At the 2011 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, Jan. 20-23, Gleim will help pilots-to-be earn their wings. Individuals will be able to take a two-hour course at the show and achieve their Sport Pilot Student Certificate, which is required before flying a Light-Sport Aircraft solo. “Our online courses have benefited thousands of users,” […]