While most of the disaster personnel working at the command centers set up along the Gulf Coast to deal with the oil spill are on someone’s payroll, at least one desk is manned by highly trained, yet all-volunteer, members of the Civil Air Patrol. Every day CAP pilots are flying multiple missions over 700 miles […]
Veteran honor flights to depart from OSH
EAA, American Airlines, and the Honor Flight Network have joined together to give World War II veterans the opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated in their honor with an Old Glory Honor Flight departing from EAA AirVenture 2010. The Old Glory Honor Flight is one of hundreds activities comprising the week-long “Salute to Veterans” commemoration […]
Bahamas Habitat slates Fly-In & Help Out
Bahamas Habitat’s Fly-In & Help Out mission flight to Eleuthera in the Bahamas is scheduled for Oct. 21- 24th. All interested aircraft owners and pilots are invited to join in the mission group flight, which serves as a starting point for being involved with Bahamas Habitat and its various mission flying opportunities and disaster relief […]
RECMAR Products acquires Galietti line
RECMAR Products and Galietti Company have agreed to transition the complete Galietti product line to RECMAR Products, effective immediately. Al Galietti, the president of Galietti Company, passed away in late May, following a prolonged illness. The Galietti line of products includes a wide range of aluminum and vinyl headliner retainers, panel retainers, retainer caps, curtain […]
Centurion 2.0 upgraded
Centurion Aircraft Engines AG & Co. KG, based in Lichtenstein, Germany, is now offering an upgrade program for its piston aircraft engine Centurion 1.7. Owners can take advantage of a money-back offer for unused flight hours if they choose to upgrade to the next-generation Centurion 2.0 by Aug. 31. The Centurion 2.0 also delivers 135 […]
30th anniversary Glasair Fly-In slated
Glasair Aviation and Flabob Airport will co-host the Glasair Fly-In marking the 30th anniversary of the debut of the Glasair design. Officials at Glasair are anticipating at least 50 Glasairs and 30 Glastars and Sportsman for the fly-in, slated for Sept. 10-13. Friday night there will be a wine and cheese welcome party for all […]
Hawker Beechcraft offers factory paint capabilities in Indy
Hawker Beechcraft Services’ Indianapolis service center now offers full paint capabilities. The recently completed state-of-the-art facility can accommodate any aircraft ranging from the high-performance single-engine piston, the Beechcraft Bonanza, to the company’s flagship mid-sized jet, the Hawker 4000. The facility offers full strip and paint services, including factory or custom paint designs. In addition to […]
Aerospace celebration expands
Following the success of the first-ever National Aerospace Day last year, the Aerospace Industries Association is expanding the activities this year during National Aerospace Week, Sept. 12-18. The aerospace and defense industry employs 817,000 workers directly, supporting more than 2 million middle-class jobs in related fields. There are also 30,000 suppliers to the industry across […]
iCub takes off
SportairUSA has been named the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub, the Light Sport Aircraft bush plane manufactured by Zlin Aviation. The iCub evolved from Zlin’s Savage Cruiser and Classic taildraggers. It is built to ASTM LSA standards and fitted with the iPad aviation information center as standard equipment. SportairUSA will debut the iCub […]