Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will hold its Crash Course 2010 Safety Workshop, March 15. Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation President, will moderate “Things Other Pilots Do Wrong.” When it comes to our fellow pilots, we’ve all got our pet peeves. Here’s your chance to air those grievances, learn a thing or two […]
Fantasy of Flight expands paranormal tours
Fantasy of Flight has added two more dates to its nightFlight paranormal tours. Demand for the four-hour, limited-attendance nighttime tours — which are guided by Florida’s Apollo Paranormal Investigations (API), a non-profit team of paranormal investigators (sometimes referred to as “ghost hunters”) — has led officials at the Polk City, Florida, attraction to add tours […]
Zero G flights to take off from Las Vegas
On Feb. 27, Zero Gravity Corp.’s G-FORCE ONE will take off from McCarren International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, offering customers the chance to defy gravity. ZERO-G, the only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights, will offer LAS customers: Pre-flight training; private transportation to/from McCarran Airport; ZERO-G flight suit and patch; post-flight re-gravitation party; weightless […]
Study predicts 2010 rebound for U.S. aerospace industry
A new study by the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Worldwide predicts that the aerospace industry will recover in 2010 — and the rate of recovery could be relatively quick. In fact, the study, titled the Aerospace Economic Report and Outlook for 2010 (the AERO 2010 Report), goes even further […]
Flying to Vancouver Olympics?
To help those planning to fly to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the National Business Aviation Association has provided a new On-Demand Education resource focused on airspace, airport access and security issues. The 30-minute audio briefing and accompanying slide presentation features discussions by Steve Whynott of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Jennifer Holmes […]
Another proclamation in support of GA
In 2009, proclamations began emerging from statehouses, including those in Georgia and West Virginia, about the value of general aviation to transportation and economic activity in the states. Another proclamation — this time from Hardin County, Kentucky — was added to the list late last month. The proclamation states: “The state of Kentucky and Hardin […]
Flying a new fuel
Has General Aviation Modifications found the replacement for 100LL? It’s developing a new fuel called G100UL and AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took a sneak peek last week in a test flight. The new fuel is made entirely of petroleum components using what GAMI’s George Braly describes as well-known refining techniques, Bertorelli reports. Find out more here.
A super surprise for Super Bowl Sunday
Michael Graves thought the highlight of his day was going to be having a few friends over to watch the Super Bowl. Little did he know AOPA had other plans. Graves is the winner of AOPA’s 2009 Let’s Go Flying sweepstakes grand prize, a 2005 Cirrus SR22. “Unbelievable! Awesome!” the 55-year-old Grass Valley, Calif., resident […]
NAV Canada deploys WAM for Olympics
NAV CANADA has deployed Sensis Corp.’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) for surveillance of helicopter and aircraft traffic in the “sea-to-sky” corridor between Vancouver and Pemberton Regional Airport (CYPS), British Columbia. The WAM system will also provide low-level surveillance of helicopters serving the area in and around Whistler, a major event site for the 2010 Winter […]