PFLUGERVILLE, TX – “Air shows have been cancelled from coast to coast. The military jet demo teams and single-ship demo teams and jumpers are grounded. Who would have ever thought that would happen”, said LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee. “It’s a season where some of the most successful air shows in the country will not have an […]
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Artist uses jet engine to create works
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Flexjet has partnered with the Jet Art Group to create artworks in celebration of Learjet’s 50th anniversary. On April 30 and May 1, at Signature Flight Support in West Palm Beach, artist Princess Tarinan von Anhalt harnessed the power of Flexjet’s Learjet 45 XR engine to replace the traditional paintbrush. […]
Citation returns to Kentucky Derby
WICHITA — Cessna will honor the namesake of its line of Citation business jets by supporting customers flying into Louisville, Ky., for this weekend’s Kentucky Derby. With more than 600 general aviation flights expected to arrive in the Louisville area this coming weekend, Cessna will welcome pilots and guests with on-site “thoroughbred-inspired” Citation aircraft and […]
Chicago returns for Oshkosh opening day concert
One of the music world’s legendary bands will be back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, as Chicago will take the stage on Monday, July 29, for the event’s opening-night concert. The concert, presented by Ford Motor Company, is free to all AirVenture attendees that day and will be held on Phillips 66 Plaza immediately following […]
New features, ADS-B weather for AOPA’s FlyQ iPad Electronic Flight Bag
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has just made the FlyQ EFB (electronic flight bag), an in-cockpit iPad application, smarter with the release of version 1.1. New features include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in-flight weather with support for the new Dual XGPS 170 ADS-B + WAAS GPS receiver. When paired with the Dual ADS-B […]
Flight delay
By RAEANN SLAYBAUGH More than 60 years elapsed before 87-year-old Karl Klingelhofer of Tucson, Ariz., revisited his love of aviation and earned his sport pilot’s license. But if you ask him when he decided he wanted to fly, he draws a blank. He can’t pinpoint an instance or a moment that lit a spark — […]
‘Game-changing’ GA tax bill inked in Indiana
Pilots fueling up general aviation aircraft in Indiana can expect to see savings of $100, $250, or more each time they taxi to the pumps now that lawmakers have passed a package of aviation tax exemptions and restructurings. According to a report at AOPA.org, the joy also will extend to lower sales-tax line items on […]
Kitson wins First-to-Solo challenge
During the 2013 Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week — March 4-10 — that attracted more than 17,000 girls and women to air and space facilities across four continents, pilots flew balloons, ultralights, airplanes, seaplanes, and helicopters to introduce 5,316 girls and women to the magic of flight in a small aircraft with the hope to […]
Arkansas RUS protection sparks interest in new airstrip
Recreational Aviation Foundation Arkansas State Liaison Dave Myrick reports that after sending a copy of the RAF newsletter and website links to another Arkansas pilot, he received some exciting news. “The phone call made my day,” Myrick said. “It was RAF member David Ellison of Bradford. He knew of our success with the Arkansas Recreational […]