Jonathan Edwards sent in this photo of the Military Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Mosquito KA114 and Fagen Fighters’ Lockheed P-38 Lightning “Ruff Stuff” in formation at the 2014 National Warplane Museum Air Show in Geneseo, N.Y., taken July 12, 2014.
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CAP members presented Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-six founding Civil Air Patrol members were present Dec. 10 to see the organization honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for the service they and more than 200,000 other CAP volunteers provided during World War II, when they helped protect U.S. shipping against German U-boat attacks and carried out other wartime domestic missions. […]
Wanted: Parts Runner Pilot in Arizona
Are you looking to build time? Looking to get paid while building time? TriState CareFlight is looking for a Parts Runner Pilot for its Bullhead City, Arizona location. The position is full time in a high performance single engine airplane operating Part 91 in support of TriStates’ 26 EMS bases in the Southwest, transporting parts […]
YNG’s Winner Aviation joins Avfuel network
Winner Aviation, an FBO at the Ohio’s Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (KYNG), has branded with Avfuel Corporation. Winner Aviation now offers all Avfuel programs and solutions, including AVTRIP rewards and the jet fuel savings program Avfuel Contract Fuel. The FBO will also implement Avfuel’s proprietary training and back-office systems. Previously known as Beckett Aviation, Winner Aviation […]
Former AOPA president joins Aero Electric Aircraft board
DENVER – Craig Fuller, former President and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), has joined the board of directors of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC). Fuller, Chairman of the Fuller Company, began the Washington, D.C., portion of his career with the Reagan Administration in 1981, where he served for eight years in […]
Picture of day: Celebrating passing his checkride
Kyle Setrum sent in this photo of his kids, Braxtyn, Hayley and Elliott on his 1968 Beechcraft Musketeer Super II.
Teaching a homeless man to fly
CFI and blogger Ron Rapp notes that a lot of people say they want to learn to fly, then pull out the old excuses of no time or money. That brings to mind the time he taught James, a man without a permanent address, cellphone or car, how to fly. James was couch-surfing to save money […]
FAA grants five more commercial RPA exemptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA has granted five regulatory exemptions for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to four companies. The four companies that received exemptions want to fly RPAs — known as Unmanned Aerial Systems by the FAA — to perform operations for aerial surveying, construction site monitoring and oil rig flare stack inspections. “Unmanned aircraft offer […]
Community college launches Aviation Academy
MONACA, Pa. — The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) has created the first regional Aviation Academy. The Academy, which is set to start in January 2015, is a dual-enrollment, educational partnership between CCBC and Beaver County high schools. “CCBC is partnering with Beaver County school districts, the Beaver County Airport Authority, our Beaver County commissioners, […]