Flightwise, the world’s longest-running, web-based flight tracking service, has launched its flight tracking applications for the iPhone. Available in three flavors: “Free,” “Lite”and “Pro,” the applications provide mobile versions of the same data available at Flightwise.com. The free version provides the ability to track aircraft by entering basic search criteria, such as a flight ID, […]
Education events for entire family slated during Doolittle Reunion
Learn how to prepare for a mission like the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders did, participate in a hands-on activity with B-25s on the deck of an aircraft carrier, or see how a radial engine works during Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force April 17. “Storytime” begins at 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 […]
Wicks Aircraft cuts package prices
Wicks Aircraft Supply is now offering a 10% reduction in price to anyone submitting an order for a complete materials package for a scratchbuild aircraft project between now and the end of Oshkosh. The order would have to include all wood, steel, composites, aluminum, hardware, and electrical wire used for building the airframe from the […]
‘Aluminum Overcast’ heads to Phoenix
EAA‘s B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast” will be flying missions at the Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2- 4, at a tour stop hosted by EAA Warbirds Squadron 20. “Aluminum Overcast” will be making its first tour stop of the year at Deer Valley Airport and will visit more than 30 cities during […]
Business Jet Center-OAK adds hangar space
Business Jet Center (BJC) has added more than 15,000 square feet of hangar space to its Oakland International Airport (OAK) FBO. With the addition, BJC now manages more than 100,000 square feet of business and general aviation hangar space, making it one of the largest FBOs in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to company […]
Sun ‘n Fun campus boasts new hangar, relocated Parts Exchange
The campus of the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo will have a slightly different look for this year’s 36th annual event, which will be held April 13-18 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. A new exhibit hangar has been opened for this year’s fly-in and the popular Parts Exchange aviation consignment […]
Pioneer pilot Elinor Smith dies at 98
Elinor Smith (Sullivan), aviation pioneer and record-setting pilot, died Friday, March 19, in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 98. One of the youngest and most daring pilots of the 1920s, Smith set numerous records for endurance, altitude, and speed. She also worked as a test pilot. But she is perhaps best remembered as […]
X-Air now selling factory direct
X-Air is now selling its Light Sport Aircraft directly from the factory. The company is offering demo flights, flight training, sales and service at its headquarters in Bend, Oregon. The company also is planning to establish a number of flight centers around the United States. “We have been selling aircraft through Sportsplanes.com,” said Matt Verdieck, […]
Orlando Flight Training adds Sport Pilot training
Orlando Flight Training (OFT) at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida is expanding its service offerings to include a sport pilot training program with the addition of four new Cessna Skycatcher aircraft to its fleet in Summer 2010. “These new aircraft will allow our team to provide students with additional flight training program options,” said […]