KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hangar Ten, an aviation services provider at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), has named Larry Peet as Director of Sales for its new aircraft sales initiative. In this new position, Peet will be responsible for developing an aircraft sales program that places an emphasis on coaching rather than selling the […]
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Nine earn Master Instructor designation
Nine CFIs were recently accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 97,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 have earned Master accreditation. The last 18 National Flight Instructors of the Year or FAASTeam Representatives of […]
Forward momentum
Transitioning from flying a Cessna 152 to an RV-7 is a lot like learning to drive in the family station wagon, then getting a Porsche. You can’t help but envy the guys who get to do it. Scott Sundstrom from Friendswood, Texas, had that very experience just in time for last summer’s AirVenture. Scott, accompanied […]
AOPA launches new finance company
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new aviation finance company that will give AOPA members greater access to lending options for aircraft purchases and avionics upgrades, according to officials. The new service, AOPA Aviation Finance Company (AAF), will offer more flexible financing options through a collection of banks, rather than with […]
Saker personal jet introduced
Saker Aircraft Corp. has introduced the Saker S-1, which company officials claim will be “one of the world’s fastest and most efficient civilian aircraft available for purchase when it receives FAA and EASA certification and goes into production.” Drawing inspiration from military fighters, the Saker S-1 is a MACH .99, two-seat personal jet for “aviators […]
EAA 677 awards scholarships to two Young Eagles
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG), has awarded two full scholarships to the EAA Air Academy to 14-year-old Frank Lumpkin IV of Columbus and 16-year-old Christian J. “CJ” Arnold of Salem, Alabama. The two were chosen to receive scholarships – worth nearly […]
Father’s Day all month long at Banyan
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Banyan Pilot Shop team has launched its “June is Father’s Day All Month Long,” promotion which includes an on-line Father’s Day Gift Guide and a $250 drawing for a gift card. While the store offers a wide range of products that would make gifts for any pilot or aviation enthusiast, […]
Broadway stars to visit Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum
COMPTON, Calif. — Director Layon Gray and the cast of his hit Broadway play “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” will tour Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) and its Tuskegee Airmen Learning Center June 4 at 4 p.m. Several area Tuskegee Airmen, who serve as mentors at TAM, are expected to attend. TAM is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit […]
AMT day at Banyan
Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) in Florida celebrated its 8th annual AMT Day Friday, May 24. This annual event pays tribute to Charles E. Taylor, the first Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT), who built Orville and Wilbur Wright’s engine. It is also a day that Banyan uses to honor its Aircraft Maintenance […]