In news that is sure to send shock waves throughout the ethanol industry and the EPA, one of the world’s largest oil companies is shelving plans to produce so-called cellulosic ethanol from non-food plants such as wood chips and switchgrass. As described in an article from the Wall Street Journal, “BP PLC Thursday said it […]
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Burt Rutan’s Boomerang flies with UAV Navigation avionics
OSHKOSH — UAV Navigation reports that Burt Rutan’s Boomerang twin-engine, asymmetric plane has been fitted with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) which runs on the company’s AP04OEM2 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS). Lightweight materials were used to build this twin-engined, turbocharged, long-range, high-altitude airplane, company officials report, adding its asymmetrical […]
‘The Aviators’ debuts as best seller on iTunes
“The Aviators,” one of PBS’ most-watched television reality docuseries, reports that the debut episode of its third season was the number one “best-selling” iTunes download of a free non-fiction television episode on its inaugural day of availability. Episode 3.01 garnered thousands of downloads on its initial day of release, Sept. 18. Each of the first […]
Helicopter scholarships available
The deadline is fast approaching for the 18 scholarships that the Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) will award to students in the helicopter industry. If you are currently enrolled in school and working toward a career in rotorcraft, you are eligible to have some of your tuition paid for. Go to HelicopterFoundation.org or Rotor.com and download […]
First-time author wins Combs Gates Award
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will award its 10th Annual Combs Gates Award to first-time author, Regina Wirtanen Buker, of Baltimore, Maryland. Buker is being recognized for her as yet unpublished book, “The Skytrain Pilot: Flying a C-47 into Combat,” about her late father, Lieutenant George Neale Wirtanen. Buker will […]
Aircraft Spruce to host Young Eagles
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Aircraft Spruce and Peachtree City’s Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field will host local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) members who will provide school-age children with an opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field on Saturday, Nov 3, Noon-4 p.m. The EAA Young Eagles program is designed […]
Alabama governor declares October ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has declared October “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Alabama, the general aviation industry is extremely important to the economy and local communities, contributing $800 million each year in economic activity. “We commend Governor Bentley for his recognition of the significant impact that general aviation has on the state of Alabama,” said […]
New FAA policy limits checkrides in popular training areas
Obtaining a pilot certificate in popular training areas of the Southwest may get more expensive thanks to a decision by the FAA to limit the number flight tests designated pilot examiners (DPEs) can administer. According to a report at AVweb, the agency has capped flight tests to just 200 a year for DPEs under the […]
Museum of Flight to host Scale Model Exhibition
SEATTLE — On Nov. 10, the NorthWest Scale Modelers will display a variety of scale models at the Museum of Flight. The exhibit will feature hundreds of model aircraft, cars, tanks, ships, spacecraft and more from NWSM collections. Expert modelers will be on hand to answer all questions about the hobby of scale modeling. The […]