SEATTLE — In 1924, four specially built Douglas Aircraft “World Cruisers” — one of them named Seattle — set out to become the first planes to circumnavigate the globe. In 2014, local pilots Bob and Diane Dempster plan to make the same flight in Seattle II, a World Cruiser replica of their own making. The […]
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Access Aviation Project: Creating new pilots
The first step in helping someone get a pilot certificate is getting that person into an airplane. That’s the mission of the Aviation Access Project, an asset management company geared toward Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA). According to CEO Rick Matthews, to attract wanna-be pilots to the “culture of aviation, we have to make aviation friendlier.” “It […]
SMX taxiway redesignation sparks controversy
Pilots at Santa Maria Airport (SMX) on California’s central coast are learning their way around new taxiway designations — but they aren’t happy about it. Neither are the controllers who man the tower at the airport, who claim they were not consulted on the changes. According to Airport Manager Chris Hastert, a runway extension project […]
Warbird Weekend
By DAVID RAUZI GRANGEVILLE, Idaho – All it took was 30 minutes to turn a sleepy rural airstrip into roaring runway of Warbirds. Scrambled together within a few months and hurriedly promoted, the Idaho County Airport’s first Warbird Weekend event held July 14 last year exceeded all expectations: The region exploded with cars filling the […]
AOPA issues checklist: ‘What To Do If Stopped by Law Enforcement’
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has notified the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that general aviation pilots and their aircraft continue to be subjected to what appear to be random searches while federal officials have failed to respond to a four-month-old AOPA public records request for information about the searches. […]
ICON raises $60 million to start production
LOS ANGELES — ICON Aircraft has raised its fourth and final round of equity funding, totaling more than $60 million. The round included investors from North America, Europe, and Asia, according to company officials. The company will use the funds to complete production preparations, demonstrate regulatory compliance, ramp up full-scale aircraft production, and perform R&D […]
Zenith Open House and Fly-In this Saturday
Zenith Aircraft’s sixth annual “Fly in to Summer” Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering at its kit factory at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Missouri is slated for this Saturday, June 22. This will be a fun gathering of Zenith builders, flyers, and enthusiasts, and is an informal grass-roots fly-in gathering open to all aviation […]
Cessna features five charities as part of 2013 Discover Flying Challenge
WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co. is once again offering a unique internship experience – the Discover Flying Challenge – for six aviation students from a field of applicants for a summer-long excursion across the United States. This year, Cessna also has partnered with five not-for-profit organizations as part of this summer’s Discover Flying Challenge […]
Scheyden sponsors ‘Super Dave’ Mathieson
Scheyden Precision Eyewear reports that airshow pilot “Super Dave” Mathieson has joined Team Scheyden and will fly a customized Scheyden MX2 aerobatic aircraft while sporting the company’s sunglasses and the soon-to-be-released True Aviator watch. Super Dave became an airshow pilot four years ago and has now been flying for 27 years. During that span he […]