Billed as, “a new dawn for Minnesota Aviation,” the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering (GMAG) will take place March 21-22 at the Golden Wings Museum at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE).
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Sponsor a WASP at SUN ’n FUN
For the sixth consecutive year, Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum will work with the Ninety Nines and SUN ‘n FUN to organize a gathering of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at this year’s SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, slated for April 1-6. “We are excited that this year we will host six WASP and one […]
Sporty’s 10th annual fly-in set for May 17
Sporty’s annual fly-in will be held Saturday, May 17, at the Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport (I69) in Batavia, Ohio. In addition to the usual festivities, at this year’s fly-in, the winner of Sporty’s 2014 Van’s RV-12 sweepstakes airplane will be announced at noon. Exhibitors include Cessna Aircraft, Aspen Avionics, Garmin, Bose, Lightspeed, SkyOx, ForeFlight, Sigtronics and […]
AOPA AV8RS program awards scholarships
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) AV8RS youth membership program has awarded four scholarships totaling $20,000 to teens who are pursuing flight training in high school and college. The winners are Alexander Brown, 15, of Boyds, Md., Abigail Jarve, 17, of Seatac, Wash., Carl Eefsting, 17, of Allendale, Mich., and Matthew Groh, 18, of […]
Senator to be inducted into CAP Hall of Honor
Before Civil Air Patrol’s Command Council convenes in Washington, D.C., this week for its annual winter meeting, it will gather on Capitol Hill for Legislative Day on Feb. 27 to brief Congress on the U.S. Air Force auxiliary’s missions of emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs. Legislative Day will also feature induction of U.S. […]
Yingling Aviation to add Subway to FBO
WICHITA — Since 2000 when Lynn Nichols acquired Yingling Aircraft, he has wanted to have a restaurant of some type within the facility. That goal was realized today with the announcement that Yingling has been awarded a Subway Cafe franchise. Slated to open in mid-June, the new restaurant will have seating for up to 46 […]
Joe Foss honored in Arizona
The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol reports that Joe Foss has been honored in Arizona. Members of CAP’s Yuma Composite Squadron 508 of the Arizona Wing attended a ceremony in which the honor was bestowed. Foss was honored by having an aircraft hangar named for him at a dedication ceremony at the new […]
NextGen Air Traffic Control roundtable slated
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a roundtable policy discussion on Thursday, Feb. 27, on the FAA’s efforts to address the NextGen Advisory Committee’s (NAC) recommendations for developing the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Over the last decade, the FAA has been developing and implementing […]
Hartzell TBM prop earns STC
Hartzell Propeller has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its swept airfoil structural composite five-blade propeller to be installed on TBM 700/850 aircraft. Hartzell already has taken orders for the propellers and deliveries to TBM owners are expected to begin shortly, company officials said. “Our new propeller design for the TBM turboprop results […]