The Florida Sonex Association will hold its first Spring Sonex Fest fly-in on Saturday, April 13, at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Zephyrhills, Fla. The event, which will be held from 10 am to 5 pm, is “a great opportunity for SUN ’n FUN attendees interested in Sonex Aircraft to experience a grassroots Sonex builder event, […]
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NextGen: Where do we go from here?
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. Over this past year this series has covered just about all aspects of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and what it will do for General Aviation. In addition, we went even further, delivering an historical perspective of the entire National Airspace System. We believed it was necessary to remind each […]
Fatigue, human error, bad management?
By DALE FORTON. Recently the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a statement regarding the December 2011 air tour helicopter crash near Las Vegas. The NTSB states the crash was the result of the operator’s “improper reuse of a degraded self-locking nut in the servo control input rod and the improper or non-use of a […]
Wings Club to present award to Patty Wagstaff
NEW YORK — The Wings Club will honor Patty Wagstaff, champion aerobatic pilot, with the fourth annual Outstanding Aviator Award. The Outstanding Aviator Award was created by the Wings Club in partnership with the International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA). The mission of the award is to recognize pilots whose actions have made major contributions to […]
Fantasy of Flight to host Splash-In
For the fifth year in a row, Fantasy of Flight will once again host the Splash-In of the 39th annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held in nearby Lakeland, Fla., April 9-14. The Splash-In site at Lake Agnes, adjacent to Fantasy of Flight, will be operational Wednesday, April 10, through Friday, April 12. […]
PK Floats owner dies
Alton Bouchard, the owner of PK Floats at Lincoln Regional Airport (LRG) in Maine, died unexpectedly Feb. 17. He was 59. Bouchard’s passion for aviation, especially seaplanes, began when he was just a young boy. His family reports that he owned more than a hundred in his lifetime. In 2000, he bought PK Floats from […]
RISE ABOVE traveling exhibit at Carolinas Aviation Museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will host the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron’s RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit honoring the Tuskegee Airmen Feb. 26-March 2. Sponsored by Duke Energy, the Traveling Exhibit, which will feature a P-51 Mustang similar to the one used by the Airmen, will […]
Overhauling, and more, for 35 years
TULSA, Okla. – Aircraft Specialties Services is celebrating 35 years in business in 2013. Founded in December 1978 Aircraft Specialties Services started with a single Storm-Vulcan cam grinding machine and the goal of supplying reconditioned cams to local engine overhaul shops around the Tulsa airport. Word spread that the company was providing high quality work at a […]
Piper selects G1000 for Seneca V
Piper Aircraft has selected Garmin‘s G1000 all-glass, integrated flight deck for its twin-class Seneca V model. “We have a strong, long-standing partnership with Piper Aircraft, and we are honored by the confidence they continue to show in Garmin avionics,” said Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “With the G1000-equipped Seneca V, […]