King Schools has released a “RNAV-1 and -2” online pilot course. “This course provides all the general information required by AC 90-100A for pilot training and authorization for commercial operators, and is valuable to anyone planning to fly RNAV routes in the United States,” said John King, Co-Chairman of King Schools. “Delivering these courses over […]
Ross Aviation adds to its FBO network
Ross Aviation has acquired the assets of the FBO formerly operated by Ronson Aviation, Inc. at Trenton Mercer Airport in West Trenton, New Jersey. For the time being, the FBO will continue to operate as Ronson Aviation. This acquisition extends the Ross Aviation family of FBOs into the Northeast and broadens the company’s reach to […]
Duncan Aviation launches ‘chrome-free’ paint process
Duncan Aviation has launched a new green initiative with the introduction of its “chrome-free” paint process, which will be phased in at its Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., paint facilities during fourth quarter this year. Duncan Aviation partnered with Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings and Pantheon Enterprises to develop a new chrome-free paint process. Duncan Aviation […]
GlobalAir.com adds business directory
The Airport Resource Center, hosted by GlobalAir.com, now includes a tab for pilots and flight departments to find all companies on a particular airfield with one click of a mouse. The feature is powered by the GlobalAir.com aviation directory, which includes links and descriptions to thousands of services and companies. “Once again, we listened to […]
Romance in the air
Last weekend’s Fall Color Flight aboard EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor is one Jill Bowers will never forget. That’s because her boyfriend, Paul Reynebeau, proposed by asking EAA staffers to place a message on the taxiway at Wittman Regional Airport: “JILL, WILL U MARRY ME? -PAUL”. Read the full story here. (She said yes, by the way).
Lake Hood Seaplane Base: The center of Anchorage general aviation
Activity at Alaska’s Lake Hood Seaplane Base continues to buzz like a beehive, according to a recent blog post by Rob Stapleton at AlaskaDispatch.com. Lake Hood is the largest and most heavily populated seaplane base in the world. Over 1,000 aircraft, mainly general aviation, use the facility year-round, Stapleton reports, noting those who are lucky […]
Missouri Senate hopeful PIC
Missouri Democratic Senate hopeful Robin Carnahan has her own campaign plane, and a special place in it — the pilot’s chair. According to a story at STLToday.com, Carnahan, daughter of Mel Carnahan, who died 10 years ago in a plane crash, has been a pilot since the 1990s. The story quotes state Rep. Rachel Storch, […]
Bizav rebound forecasted by 2012
In the 19th edition of its annual Business Aviation Outlook issued today, Honeywell forecasts delivery of approximately 11,000 new business jets from 2010 through 2020, generating estimated industry sales in excess of $225 billion. This represents approximately a 10% increase in total expected industry sales value versus the prior 10 year horizon forecasted in Honeywell’s […]
IMC Clubs launches Safebook
IMC Clubs is launching a new social media offering for IFR-rated pilots, SAFEBOOK, which allows pilots to connect with other pilots willing to be safety pilots for them. IMC Clubs President Radek Wyrzykowski commented, “Connecting IFR pilots to people and resources that can make them safer in actual conditions have been a primary goal of […]