General aviation’s economic impact to the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be discussed at the fifth annual Aviation Summit Feb. 16 at the Irving Convention Center. At the summit, hosted by the North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Department in coordination with the FAA, researchers from the University of North Texas will share data from […]
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AOPA president to speak at Sebring LSA Expo
Craig fuller, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), is slated to speak at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo next month in Sebring, Florida. Fuller will hold a special Pilot Town Hall meeting Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. during the airshow at the Alan Jay Hangar at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) to update […]
Vectren supports Air Force museum expansion efforts
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio has made a $75,000 donation to the Air Force Museum Foundation to help expand the campus of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. “The addition of the fourth building will allow the museum to better tell the story of […]
Book: My Very Dearest Anna
‘My Very Dearest Anna‘ is a book about the letters Kara Martinelli’s grandparents wrote to one another… during World War II. “World War II was raging. Everyone was stepping up to do their part, including my Grandpa, Richard B. Moore. In 1943, he joined the Army Air Corps, a small town boy heading off to […]
New FAA Safety Briefing online
The January/February 2012 issue of FAA Safety Briefing is now available online. The issue includes reviews of resources available to budding general aviation pilots, aids to improve a more seasoned pilots aeronautical knowledge, how to leverage information from the myriad aviation regulations and handbooks, tips to prepare for an upcoming checkride and finding the right […]
Wings of Fortune now available as e-book
It started out as a book for his family and a few friends but has now grown to include an e-book version. Author and pilot Ed Chevrette Jr.’s book titled ‘Wings of Fortune‘. (Read original news release here.) From Amazon’s ‘Wings of Fortune’ page, “From the basic fabric-covered Cub to the sleek corporate jet, the […]
BLM: ‘We had no idea recreational aviation even existed’
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is calling on all pilots to write to the Colorado River Valley field office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to impress upon field officer managers how important back country airstrips are to all pilots. RAF organizers impress the need for all general aviation pilots (not just those in […]
‘Cars & Cockpits’ hosted by Lyon Air Museum January 8
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Lyon Air Museum will host dozens of classic Jaguar vintage sports cars as part of a “Cars & Cockpits” event scheduled for Sun., Jan. 8, 2012, from 10-11:30 a.m. (weather permitting) at the facility, located on the west side of the runway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. The cars will be […]
Help design the C4
How would you like to help a popular Light-Sport Aircraft manufacturer design its first four-place aircraft? If the answer is yes, Flight Design wants to hear from you. During Aero Friedrichshafen in April, Flight Design unveiled plans to build its first four-place airplane. By July at AirVenture the company had a mock-up of the new […]