FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Skyfront‘s Perimeter 4 long-range hybrid gas-electric drone successfully performed the first civilian beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without visual observers under the FAA’s Part 107 rules.
This flight is a significant step toward the safe integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace, according to company and FAA officials.
[Read more…]A free Airport Adventure Day for preschoolers has been slated for Sept. 6, 2019, at Granby/Grand County Airport (KGNB) in Colorado.
Because preschool children are so inquisitive and curious about the world around them, this is a perfect opportunity to see real airplanes and meet pilots, officials noted.
[Read more…]Bombardier Joseph Greco, a blind 13-year-old boy adopted from China, won the 2019 FATPNW Flour Bombing contest on Sunday Funday at the Arlington Fly-In on Aug. 18.
[Read more…]OKLAHOMA CITY – This summer marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Teachers from the across the state brought the excitement of this anniversary into their classrooms to motivate young minds to broaden their skills base in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
With that in mind, officials at the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission believe this is the perfect time to inspire kids to become pilots, engineers, aviation mechanics, scientists, and astronauts. That’s why the commission awarded a record amount of education grants this year, according to officials.
[Read more…]Donna Holman of Orangeburg, South Carolina, is the latest recipient of a $2,500 scholarship awarded through her membership in Sporty’s Flight Crew program. Donna plans to put this money toward her flight instructor certificate so that she can continue to share her passion for aviation with others.
[Read more…]EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The EAA Aviation Museum is displaying two new aircraft that made appearances during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019: The BlackFly from Opener and the AutoGyro MT-03 from AutoGyro GmbH.
[Read more…]DAYTON, Ohio — Scale versions of some of history’s well-known aircraft will take to the skies over Labor Day weekend during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
More than 100 pilots from across the country will entertain audiences as they perform maneuvers with RC jets, warbirds, bombers, helicopters, and gliders from all eras of aviation history, museum officials said.
[Read more…]The Colorado Division of Aeronautics has been presented the Airport Consultants Council (ACC) Agency Best Practices Award for innovative programs, positive culture, and its commitment to supporting Colorado’s airports in ways that benefit the entire aviation industry.
Since 2005, the award has been presented to 22 federal officials and agencies. This is the first time a state aviation agency has won the award, according to officials.
[Read more…]Registration has opened for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 2020 Aviation Design Challenge.
The Aviation Design Challenge is an annual competition to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in U.S. high schools through an aviation-focused curriculum and a virtual fly-off.
[Read more…]In the summer of 2020, an American team will fly the historic Alaska-Sibera (ALSIB) air route to pay tribute to American and Allied war veterans.
Cameras will follow the epic journey to create a documentary film series on the historic flight, according to officials with the Bravo 369 Foundation.
Pilots from both the United States and Russia are preparing to fly ALSIB in World War II aircraft “to honor the brave men and women of the United States, Canada, Russia, and our other Allied nations as part of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II,” foundation officials said.
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