City officials in Atlantic City, N.J., have notified the FAA of their intent to close Atlantic City Municipal/ Bader Field Airport (AIY). As this issue was going to press, the FAA was processing the city’s petition for closure. “The paperwork is being reviewed to be sure everything that needs to be done when you close […]
Last airworthy C-82 returns to Hagertown
What may be the last airworthy Fairchild Aircraft Corp. C-82 now belongs to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum in Hagerstown, Md. It is a homecoming of sorts because between 1945 and 1948 the Fairchild factory in Hagerstown produced 223 C-82 Packet cargo and troop transport planes. “This is one of the most important airplanes built in […]
New airport slated for St. George, Utah
The FAA has given officials in St. George, Utah, the nod to build a new airport. The community’s current airport, St. George Municipal (SGU), is located about a mile from the city. St. George is in southwest Utah, approximately 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The municipal airport has run out of room to grow, […]
Cessna owners told to get torqued
The owners of certain Cessna 172 and 206 models will be taking their planes into the shop soon to comply with a new Airworthiness Directive concerning torque tension on fittings of the fuel line attachment. According to the FAA summary, the AD, for Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H airplanes, requires inspection […]
Wisconsin couple’s plane becomes a canvas
You may spend hundreds of hours constructing the airframe of your homebuilt and dozens of days tinkering with the engine for the best performance, but it will most likely be the paint job that people remember. That is certainly the case for Randy and Sandy Effinger of Watertown, Wis. The Effingers’ amphibious float-mounted Zenith 701 […]
New Jacksonville law targets homebuilders in Florida city
Are you one of the thousands of people building an aircraft at home? How would you like it if your city council passed an ordinance outlawing this activity? Brian Kraut, a pilot and aircraft builder in Jacksonville, Fla., says that’s what happened in his town. According to Kraut, a new law, Ordinance 2006-543-E, bans the […]
“We listened” Changes in medicals in spotlight as FAA adminstrator meets Oshkosh crowd
“We got to this place because when you spoke, we listened.” That was the message from FAA Administrator Marion Blakey during her annual “Meet the Administrator” forum at AirVenture last month. She was referring to last year’s forum, where she said she “took a lot of heat” when the subject turned to medicals. “Truth be […]
Highlights from AirVenture 2006
From Light Sport Aircraft to Very Light Jets and all that lies between could be found at this year’s AirVenture. On the LSA end of the spectrum more than 30 manufacturers and importers displayed their models on the LSA Mall near AeroShell Square, while the VLJs dominated the exhibit areas surrounding AeroShell Square. For warbird […]
The Lizard has landed: Christopher Desmond’s reptilian Zenith
You can tell a lot about the flying habits of a pilot by the kind of aircraft he or she owns. For example, one look at Christopher Desmond’s Zenith CH 701 and you would probably surmise that he’s a pilot who likes to head for the back country where riverbanks are the runways and the […]