The new owner of the Commander Premier Aircraft Co. in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has not yet purchased the factory’s 52,000-square-foot building, a deal breaker that could result in the company being forced to move, according to a report at AOPA.org, which notes that company owner Ronald Strauss has tried to complete the building purchase since […]
First flight of a privately owned MiG-29
Air USA at Quincy Regional Airport in Illinois made aviation history Dec. 10 when it successfully flew the world’s first flights of a MiG-29 Fulcrum in private hands. The flight makes the culmination of several years of effort by the company, which is owned by Don Kirlin, a Naval Aviator and commercial airline pilot. “Believe […]
Founder of Associated Air Center passes away
Lee Juan Lanford, founder of Associated Air Center (AAC), died Dec. 6 from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 87. Lanford, an aviation business entrepreneur, created the Associated Radio Company in 1948, at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. The small start-up company, which initially specialized in the repair and installation of surplus radio equipment […]
CAF president elected to 2011 ICAS board
Stephan Brown, president/CEO of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), has been elected to serve as a member of the board of directors for the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS). “Steve is an outstanding choice for the ICAS Board,” said ICAS President John Cudahy. “He brings a wealth of experience to the board, as well […]
ZuluLog.com launches Version 4.0
ZuluLog.com has released Version 4.0 of its free online pilot logbook software. Version 4, which is available for immediate use at ZuluLog.com, includes dozens of new features and enhancements, according to company officials. For example, new customers will notice that the default pilot logbook layout closely mimics that of old-style paper logbooks, making the transition […]
Official Pan Am merchandise at PilotMall.com
PilotMall.com Inc., an online reseller for all things aviation, has introduced a new line of Official Pan Am Brand bags and accessories. The Pan Am brand brings back something from aviation’s past that represents a time when traveling was as exciting as the destination, PilotMall.com officials note. “We unveiled the Pan Am branded merchandise at […]
Author regales with tales of touring Europe in his WACO
Now available is “The Spirit of Adventure: Touring Europe in an Open Cockpit Biplane (Volume 1)” by Michael McCafferty, the story of the author’s summer-long experience-of-a-lifetime, flying his open-cockpit biplane through 11 European countries. Flying, friends, food and fun are told as it happened in daily e-mails all reproduced here, with new materials explaining the […]
FlightSafety’s King Air sim gets FAA nod
FlightSafety International’s new Beechcraft King Air 350 full flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by the FAA. The simulator is located at FlightSafety’s Hawker Beechcraft Learning Center in Wichita. “The Level D qualification of this new simulator by the FAA will enable us to serve the rapidly growing number of corporate and commercial […]
Flight Prep grants RunwayFinder.com temporary license
Flight Prep, which has received a patent for its online flight planning tool, has granted a temporary license to RunwayFinder.com while the two companies try to iron out their legal dispute. When Flight Prep filed a lawsuit against RunwayFinder.com for using the technology without a license, the website’s developer, Dave Parsons, said the action would […]