Revenues at the Hardeman County Airport (M08), also known as William L. Whitehurst Memorial Field, in Bolivar, Tennessee, are on the way up, according to figures for fuel sales and rents compiled after the county’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Rent is charged for airport hangar space and, according to airport manager Dennis O’Connor, […]
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Lamar Technologies launches new website
Lamar Technologies has launched its new website, LamarTech.com This website was redesigned from the ground up, enabling the user to find application, technical, and FAA information with ease, company officials said. New features include the ability to search by specific aircraft make and model with linking pages to downloadable technical data and direct links to […]
Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen honored at Oshkosh
Veterans from two legendary World War II military units are among the honored guests this year during the “Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air” at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 23-29 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. EAA AirVenture also includes homebuilts, vintage aircraft, and ultralights as part of the celebration of aviation that attracts 500,000 […]
Minute Man Air Field slates GA Expo
Minute Man Air Field (6B6) will hold its annual General Aviation (GA) EXPO and Open House Saturday, July 14, in celebration of 43 years, according to WickedLocal/Stow.
Keeping the spirit of flight alive
Story and Photos By JEAN-PIERRE BONIN I like to call myself an aviation freak. Though I never became a pilot, I have been an aviation lover since I was a teenager, but it was not until some decades later that I stumbled into general aviation. In 2000, a neighbor began building a Ultravia Pelican Sport […]
Aplomado Falcon chicks released at Texas state park
The Aplomado Falcon is regaining a foothold in parts of Texas where they disappeared more than a half-century ago. On July 1, biologists began releasing captive-bred Aplomado Falcons to the wild for the first time at Mustang Island State Park. The birds were flown to the park by volunteer pilots with LightHawk. “We are delighted […]
Teens to build plane at Oshkosh
Aviators By Design is sponsoring efforts by the teens of Aviation Explorer Post 9868, which resides at Central County Airport near Iola, Wisconsin, in building a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane in the Homebuilders Hangar on the AirVenture grounds. “The goal of the AirVenture project is not to complete the kit aircraft during the week, […]
FAA bottleneck hampers new GA development
The government’s certification process is one of the biggest issues facing aircraft manufacturers in the development or upgrading of products, according to a report in The Wichita Eagle, which notes: “The FAA reviews and signs off on every piece of paper, every drawing and every compliance area,” which creates a problem when the amount of […]
Seminole carburator air box mod kit available
Kosola and Associates has developed an FAA approved kit to repair the Piper Seminole (PA-44-180) Carburetor Air Box Assembly. The kit will repair and reinforce the air box assembly to prevent cracking. Cost is $529 plus shipping and can be ordered from Kosola and Associates at 229-435-4119.