Proceeds from a new Nevada license plate will benefit 44 rural airports in the state. The Nevada Airports Association specialty plate includes a twin-engine plane in one corner, with the slogan “Sky is the limit.” According to officials, revenues from the plate sales will go into the Nevada Aviation Trust Fund, which is used to provide […]
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Rotors to Remember support firefighters
Prescott Valley, Ariz. — Guidance Aviation, in partnership with Tim’s Toyota Center and the 2013 Yavapai Fair, will provide helicopter rides during “Rotors to Remember” in support of the Prescott Firefighter’s Charities. The fundraising flights will take place on Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Yavapai Fair. Helicopter flights will take place […]
Pilots donate flights for Maine conservation efforts
On Oct. 1, pilots from around the country will donate flights in their own aircraft for Maine conservation groups, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT). Flights with NRCM will bring attention to the 63-year-old pipeline eyed by the “Trailbreaker” project to bring heavy tar sands crude oil from […]
Red Bull Flying Competition makes splash with five competitions in one day
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The National Red Bull Flugtag, the homemade flying craft competition, took off in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Sept. 22, and landed in Long Beach, Calif., with layovers in Miami, Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. Adding to the already-extraordinary day, the The Chicken Whisperers, a team of aerospace and mechanical engineers from Palo Alto, […]
FFT officials call Aviation Day a huge success
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Saturday, Sept. 21, Capital City Airport (FFT) welcomed the public to its annual Aviation Day. A variety of local aviation groups and organizations were present at this family-oriented event, which attracted hundreds of interested attendees. The Institute for Aerospace Education had all hands on deck helping with operations, according to officials. […]
Quilt challenge to benefit Curtiss museum
HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. — Local quilters will create finished quilts in just six hours at the Iron Quilter Challenge at the Glenn Curtiss Museum on Saturday, Oct. 5. The finished works of art will be sold through a silent auction on Sunday, Nov. 4. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the museum. At the start of the […]
Hammond Air Center doubles hangar capacity, upgrades FBO
Hammond Air Center, the newest FBO at the Northshore Regional Airport (HDC) in the Greater New Orleans Area, has completed construction on its new storage hangar, which will accommodate its growing community of based aircraft customers, as well as provide overnight storage options for transient customers. Sized to fit up to medium-sized jets and all […]
Have you sent your photo in yet for The Photo Issue?
Airplanes are among the most photogenic beings on — or above — earth. Have you taken a picture you are particularly proud of? Would you like to share it with our 92,000 monthly print readers? If so, send it to Janice Wood with image details by Oct. 14.
Is CNG a realistic fuel option for GA?
Is your home, or hangar, hot water tank gas fired? If so, you might have a plentiful, and affordable, supply of fuel for your airplane. At least that’s what Aviat Aircraft owner Stu Horn is trying to see come to fruition. At this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh, Horn along with Greg Herrick, president of the Aviation […]