By DAVID NIXON Many of us in aviation today are guilty of the sin of “the way it used to be-itis.” I’m a second-generation general aviation pilot who spent many a Saturday and Sunday out at the airport in the 1970s with my folks and their friends. The airport was a busy place on weekends […]
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Fan blade coffee table, anyone?
Looking for a Boeing 727 engine fan blade coffee table? How about a bi-plane desk? If so, swing by the GenAvi Aircraft Art website and poke around. Selection is fairly limited, so far, as Mike Mike Rosentrater, GenAvi Aircraft Art’s owner, only got started about seven months ago. Rosentrater got inspired by MotoArt and put his background as a paint […]
NAFI webinar to discuss group’s future
Bob Meder, the new chairman of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) will hold a webinar Wednesday, Jan. 16, to discuss the future of the organization. The one-hour webinar begins at 7 p.m. Central time. Meder will be sharing his views about NAFI’s future in the wake of the resignation of executive director Jason […]
Cub Day at Sebring LSA Expo
Thursday, Jan. 17, has been designated “Year of the Cub Day” at the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. All Cubs have been invited to participate, as honored guests. Pilots flying in that day will receive: Arrival packet for Pilot with Keepsake Gift Special Aircraft Parking on the Terminal Side—“Cub Parking Lot” VIP for the Day—Invitation […]
Production begins on Citation M2
Cessna’s Citation M2 has begun its initial production run in the company’s Independence, Kansas facility. The front and aft cabin assemblies for the light business jet are built at Cessna’s Wichita facility and are then transported to Independence for final assembly and delivery. Unit 800 is slated for demonstrator purposes, and is expected to roll […]
VCT flight school earns Part 141 certificate
VICTORIA, Texas — Calhoun Air Center at Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) was recently issue a Part 141 certificate. The certificate enables Calhoun Air Center to teach the Private Pilot certification under Part 141 for airplanes. Flight schools certified under Part 141 provide a structured training program with a standardized training syllabus approved by the FAA. […]
American Angel
Angels have been part of aviation myths since the early days of flight — so much so that two successful Hollywood movies, “A Guy Named Joe” and the 1989 remake “Always,” were centered on a pilot turned angel who comes to the rescue of fellow pilots. John and Patti Stahr from Eugene, Ore., enthusiastically embraced […]
3rd anniversary of Haiti Airlift
Saturday, Jan. 12, is the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, which sparked one of general aviation’s largest emergency relief efforts in history. To commemorate the anniversary, we received the following from Richard Sante of the Airlift Flyers Aviation: “General aviation woke up on a cool winter morning in January 2010 to an […]
Texas Tech researcher seeks help with NTSB survey
A doctoral candidate at Texas Tech University is researching how general aviation accident reports released by the NTSB and the retelling of those events influence aviation safety. Researcher Kristi Dunks said she is focusing on personal, agricultural, sightseeing, flight instruction, air tour, and other flights. This study will not focus on major airline accident reports. […]