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 […]
‘Alaska’s Bush Pilots: The Real Deal’ released
Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions has released “Alaska’s Bush Pilots: The Real Deal,” a documentary film two years in the making. Oltersdorf, a regular contributor to General Aviation News, filmed the documentary in the wilds of Alaska in high-definition. “It is a compelling, vibrant story of the great far north and the modern day pilots,” Oltersdorf […]
Zero Gravity Builders moves to new facility
Zero Gravity Builders Studio LLC has completed its move to a newly renovated 14,000-square-foot facility with taxiway access at Richland Airport (RLD) in Washington. The new facility is more than four times larger than the space previously occupied, allowing Zero Gravity additional elbow room to serve its growing list of builder assistance projects, according to […]
Norwood Flight Academy plans expansion
Norwood Flight Academy, a Cessna Pilot Center at Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) in Massachusetts, has revealed plans to expand. “I don’t have to tell anyone that the past couple of years have been very challenging,” said Michael Thomas, president. “But we feel that the time to expand is now because the worst is over and […]
Folding bikes now available
Aircraft Spruce now carries the new Montague Folding Bicycles. The Swiss Military XO folding bicycle features 27 speeds with front suspension fork and disc brakes. The bicycles are equipped with industry standard wheels and components that are serviceable at any bike shop for convenience, Aircraft Spruce officials note. The bike is available in either an […]
Hawker Beechcraft unveils changes to global sales leadership team
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) has unveiled changes to its global sales leadership team, designed to enhance the company’s positioning in the growing global market. To support the team, HBC is aligning its sales resources and support infrastructure, as well as dedicating demonstrators in each of the regions, officials with the Wichita-based company said. New appointments […]
TSA scraps controversial security plan
The Transportation Security Administration is backing off a controversial plan to impose tough new security requirements on private planes and small airports, according to a report from NPR. The report notes that in 2008, TSA said that as security on airliners got better, terrorists might see private planes as easier targets. So the agency proposed […]
Skydivers contribute to Haiti relief effort
Skydiving centers are pitching in on the Haiti relief efforts, using skydiving aircraft to transport food and medical supplies to the earthquake-ravaged island. “Jump aircraft are especially well-suited for these missions,” said Ed Scott, executive director of the U.S. Parachute Association (USPA). “Most have large cargo doors and are easily converted to carry cargo. Most […]