Hector International Airport in Fargo, N.D., (FAR) has broken ground on a new U.S. Customs office. The new facility is being built on the North general aviation ramp between two of Fargo Jet Center’s main hangars. “We are committed to a high level of service for our visiting international flights and a part of that […]
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When can your AME make the call?
Did you know that there are five medical conditions that your AME doesn’t have to defer to the FAA prior to granting medical certification? That’s a fact that can make your path as an aviator easier to navigate if you develop one of these conditions, says Warren Silberman, former manager of the FAA’s Aerospace Medical […]
Mixed performance for general aviation in first quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the industry’s shipment and billings figures for the first quarter today, showing a mixed performance across the different segments of general aviation. In the first three months of 2012, total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments fell 2.1%, from 377 in 2011 to 369 this year. […]
Aviation Appreciation Month in New York
A resolution initiated by the New York Aviation Management Association asking Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2012 as Aviation Appreciation Month in the State of New York recently passed both the New York State Senate and the Assembly. The resolution was sponsored by Senator William Larkin and Assemblymember Donna Lupardo, Co-Chairs of the […]
Aviation artifacts to be auctioned
RR Auction’s Space and Aviation Autograph and Artifact Auction, scheduled to take place from May 17 to May 23, includes a selection of early aviation items, including an exceedingly rare, handwritten letter by Wilbur Wright from 1910 to a student pilot discussing their “new machines” which “are much steadier in strong winds and easier to […]
PilotMall.com opens retail store at LAL
PilotMall.com now has a retail store open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SUN ‘n FUN Campus on the Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Fla. The store has more than 1,000 aviation-related items in stock. The shop held its grand opening April 27, and is open on Saturdays only, featuring […]
International Learn to Fly Day May 19
On Saturday, May 19, dozens of local events will turn dreams of flight into reality during the third annual International Learn to Fly Day, a general aviation community-wide effort to help people of all ages take that first step to discover flight. Find a local International Learn to Fly Day event near you at LearnToFly.org. […]
Wheels up and around the world
Three Cessna Mustang jets, one Embraer Phenom 100, two Daher-Socata TBM turboprops and 16 people departed Quebec City, Canada, toward Greenland May 9 for the first leg of an 11-week trip to circumnavigate the world. The group of general aviation pilots will visit 27 countries and fly their planes 25,000 nautical miles before returning to […]
Free general aviation pilot safety seminars slated
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is sponsoring a series of free pilot safety seminars across the state on May 12, 14-16. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute will present the two-hour safety seminars at four locations across North Carolina. The presentation, titled “Wanted Alive,” discusses trends in general […]