Piper is pouring millions of dollars back into its Vero Beach facility and has hired employees by the dozens as it gears up for the advent of its PiperJet Altaire, according to a story at TCPalm.
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Wittman Airport debuts blog, radio show
Even though AirVenture is over, you can keep up with what’s going on at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) through a new blog and an Internet-based radio station. “Those of us who work on the airport realize there are dozens of opportunities each week for Wittman Regional Airport to affect the economic activity of the community […]
Cessna expands Pilot Center Network
Cessna has added five flight training organizations to its global network of more than 250 Cessna Pilot Centers. The newest members of the CPC network are: Indy Flight Training, Indianapolis, Ind. Light Sport Aviation, Riverside, Calif. Freedom Aviation, Lynchburg, Va. Air Orlando Aviation, Orlando, Fla. ProFlight Aviation Services, San Marcos, Texas CPCs are flight training […]
Go Fly America relaunches
Nick Brennan has one message to pilots: Go Fly America. To that end, the pilot has relaunched the Go Fly America Challenge. The concept is simple: Fly to airports, take a picture of a recognizable landmark with a piece of paper showing the Operation: Fly password, and submit it to the Operation Fly website, permanently […]
#OSH11: LoPresti to release Fury kit
LoPresti Aviation will release a kit for its Fury. The Fury was designed by Roy LoPresti and has been under development by the company for the past several years. “About two years ago, we got the hint that the economy wasn’t going to recover as quickly as we hoped,” said Rj Siegel, CEO of the […]
OSH11: George Lucas previews ‘Red Tails’
Thursday night at AirVenture, George Lucas previewed his fictionalized action epic inspired by the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails,” which will be in theaters Jan. 20, 2012. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film was directed by Anthony Hemingway (“Treme,” “The Wire,” “Battlestar Galactica”). “I am humbled and honored to direct the story of the […]
#OSH11: Lessons from Bob Hoover
“Know your capabilities, and those of the airplane, and don’t exceed either one.” That’s the advice of famed war hero, test pilot, and airshow performer given at AirVenture, according to a report from Alton Marsh at AOPA.org. Read it here.
#OSH11: Flight school ‘lab’ to open at HYI
John and Martha King of King Schools will partner with Redbird Flight Simulations to provide simulator-centered flight training in combination with Cessna’s scenario-based training curriculum at Redbird’s soon-to-be-opened ProFlight Academy flight school and development laboratory at San Marcos Airport (HYI) in Texas. “Solving the two major problems in general aviation, the student dropout rate and […]
#OSH11: Sennheiser headsets for Able Flight graduates
Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser was on hand in Oshkosh this past Tuesday as Able Flight recognized its most recent graduating class of new pilots. This year, three students were awarded their wings by Able Flight: Eric Ingram, Kevin Crombie and Spc. Jermaine Strachan. Each of these individuals earned their pilot certifications through a joint training […]