Aviation in the movies will be the focus of the Living History Flying Day Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. Beginning at 10 a.m., The Living History Day will feature the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Featured speakers are Mark Carlson, author of “Flying On Film: A Century of Aviaiton in […]
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Museum to host Discover Your Future in Aviation
HONOLULU — Young people interested in aviation as a career, as well as school groups, Scouts, and families are expected to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 7, from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This is the sixth year for this special aviation day, which features aircraft flyovers, […]
Picture of the day: Reflections
Penny Hamilton from Colorado sent in this “artsy” photo — as she calls it — of a plane’s “own reflection in its shiny nose.”
Minter Field: A nest of eagles
By TRACY THURMAN When you fly into Minter Field (KMIT) in Shaftner, Calif., you notice a sprawling, fairly quiet airport situated in the heart of California’s central valley. It is flanked to the east by industry and Highway 99. The other three sides are surrounded by farm lands and orchards. Keep your eyes open for crop […]
Senator presses Air Force to ensure training complex doesn’t hurt GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) has pressed the U.S. Air Force to improve its plan for the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) airspace so it better addresses the concerns of local communities and businesses. These improvements will help the Air Force keep the commitments it made to protect the commercial […]
Ohio lawmaker introduces bill in defense of the Wright brothers
Rick Perales, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, has introduced a bill — HCR 63 — which repudiates a Connecticut law that claims the Wright brothers were not the first to fly in a powered flying machine. The on-going flight of the actual birthplace of aviation — Dayton, Ohio, or Kill Devil Hills, N.C. — […]
Daily schedule, NOTAM released for Sebring Expo
Now available online is the daily schedule and NOTAM for the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which is set for Jan. 14-17, at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Florida. More than 120 exhibitors are expected at the Expo, commonly known as the Sebring LSA Expo, displaying everything from headsets to tires to aircraft kits to ready-to-fly […]
LadiesLoveTaildraggers scholarships available
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 LadiesLoveTaildraggers’ scholarships. Online applications are due by midnight Feb. 28, 2015. Scholarships include up to $1,000 travel expenses and flight instruction by Brian Lansburgh at Sisters Eagle Airport in Sisters, Oregon. Each scholarship valued at $1,995. The first scholarship is for the tailwheel endorsement. It is available to female nosewheel […]
What’s your favorite destination?
Once again, we are focusing on Destinations in the January print issues of General Aviation News? Do you have a favorite destination you like to travel in your plane? Can you share any advice, tips or tricks to make the journey more enjoyable for our readers? Post your comments below or send them to editor Janice […]