ARLINGTON, Va. — Brian Wynne has been named president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, succeeding the retiring Michael Toscano on Jan. 12, 2015. Wynne is now president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), a post he has held since April 2004. The organization promotes battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and […]
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AirFleet Capital celebrates 20th anniversary
AirFleet Capital celebrated its 20th anniversary on the first day of November. Earlier this year, AirFleet Capital marked the closing of its 5,000th loan to general aviation aircraft owners. Most members of the AirFleet Capital team are either pilots or have completed the FAA ground school, and all members of the team are immersed 100% […]
2015 Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarship Winners named
ENTERPRISE, Fla. — The Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP) recently joined with the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation in contributing $50,000 each towards four Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships to students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. These latest scholarships, worth $25,000 apiece, were awarded during a reception held Oct. 23 in Daytona Beach and attended by storied test […]
Lauber Safety award presented to Patankar
The University Aviation Association recently awarded the 2014 John K. Lauber Safety Award to Dr. Manoj Patankar of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. The Lauber Safety Award recognized Patankar for outstanding achievements in aviation safety. Patankar is the Executive Director of the Center for Aviation Safety Research and a professor of aviation at […]
GA stressed by outdated FAA regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Mark Baker told lawmakers Tuesday that the the general aviation industry is under stress made worse by outdated and cumbersome FAA regulations and procedures. “The regulatory and certification processes used today may have been needed 30 or 40 years ago, but they simply cannot keep […]
Sequestration dangers national airspace system
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sequestration is a danger to the National Airspace System (NAS). That is the message National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi delivered Tuesday to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, for its hearing examining the upcoming FAA reauthorization and issues in modernizing and operating the nation’s airspace. Rinaldi emphasized the urgent […]
Challenger Learning Center hosts career day
On Nov. 7, the Challenger Learning Center of Richland County School District One in South Carolina hosted the fourth annual Aerospace Career Day. Aerospace Career Day provides high school students an opportunity to meet with representatives from aerospace companies to learn about career options in the aerospace industry. They can also meet with representative from […]
RPA flights to take off in New Jersey
The New Jersey Institute of Technology will conduct test flights of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) over the Atlantic Ocean Nov. 20-21 from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J. NJIT is conducting RPA flights over the Atlantic Ocean to test the feasibility of safely integrating RPAs into the public airspace, as well as assess […]
Legend Cub adds ADS-B compliant system
American Legend Aircraft Co. has installed an ADS-B system in its Legend Cub. The installation, which meets the FAA’s 2020 mandatory compliance requirements for ADS-B equipage, incorporates a FreeFlight Systems Model 1201 WAAS GPS sensor and a Trig Avionics Mode S and 1090ES ADS-B Out capable transponder. The ADS-B solution allows Legend Cub operators to take advantage […]