An attempt at being the first gyrocopter flight around the world has been put on hold because of anticipated extreme weather in the Bearing Sea and North Atlantic. The prospects of flying through these areas during the autumn and winter periods in an open cockpit gyrocopter are considered to be technically very challenging, according to […]
President’s plan gets AOPA nod
Officials at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) welcomed President Barack Obama’s announcement on Labor Day that his administration will press for a major investment in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, including at airports and in the Next Generation Air Traffic System (NextGen). “We appreciate the recognition in President Obama’s infrastructure announcement of the critical […]
‘Gee Bee The Little Racer and Friends’ game app takes off
Now available is “Gee Bee the Littler Racer and Friends,” a new airplane flying game application to play on iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Developed by KWIP Inc., the app lets users fly the colorfully animated “Gee Bee Zee” monoplane and five airplane friends through various levels of dodging birds, balloons and blimps, racing against […]
Atlantic Aero expands Falcon service
Atlantic Aero of Greenwich AeroGroup Inc. has expanded its Falcon Jet Services to include F900 and F2000 business aircraft. The company has already secured facilities, tooling, technical data and experienced personnel for the expansion efforts, officials note. Atlantic Aero has been serving F10, F20 and F50 owners for more than 10 years. The expansion into […]
Wicks to host forum
Wicks Aircraft Supply will host a one-day forum at its facilities in Highland, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 9, with a variety of speakers from Rod Hightower, the new EAA president, to an expert on glass cockpits for experimentals. The company hopes to make the forum an annual event. Joining Hightower as a speaker will be […]
New FBO opens at GTU
The new Aero Centex FBO has officially opened at Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU) in the Austin, Texas, business corridor. Aero Centex is a mixed-use aviation services complex featuring 25,000 square feet of hangar and terminal space as well as 70,000 square feet of reinforced ramp space. The hangar complex includes a community hangar and private […]
Lesson Plan Guides help CFIs stay organized
Flight instructors need a lesson plan guide for each student, to ensure that every element is covered and to serve as a permanent record of training. Sporty’s now offers its Complete Lesson Plan Guides. These comprehensive packages, developed by the CFIs at Sporty’s Academy, will organize every ground and flight lesson, so instructors can spend […]
Our “gunpoint-at-the-airport” ordeal
John and Martha King’s “gunpoint-at-the-airport” ordeal — when they were held at gunpoint by police after it was erroneously reported that the plane they were flying in was stolen — has grabbed headlines. Want to hear about it in John’s own words? Check out his blog here, in which he notes that while he and […]
New through-the-fence policy expected soon
People with existing residential through-the-fence agreements at public-use airports will be allowed to continue with those agreements…provided they meet certain requirements, according to a report from the EAA, which notes the FAA expects to publish a new TTF policy in the coming days, which would ban any new TTF agreements. Read EAA’s full report here.