The uncertainty created by Congress’ failure to pass a new, multiyear reauthorization bill for the FAA is wreaking havoc on the aviation industry and undermining the competitiveness of American aviation maintenance providers, officials with the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) told House and Senate leadership in a Dec. 1 letter. “While the country desperately needs […]
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Auction for Angels set for Dec. 9
The Aviation Club at Clover Park Technical College will host a charity auction, Auction for Angels, on December 9 (7-9 pm) in the hangar at the South Hill Campus of Clover Park Technical College (17214 110th Ave E, Puyallup WA 98374). Proceeds from the auction will the non-profit Angel Flight West. Angel Flight West is […]
FAA administrator arrested for DWI
Police in Fairfax, Virginia, across the Potomac River from the Nation’s Capital, said Randy Babbitt, FAA Administrator, was arrested Saturday night about 10:30 p.m. and charged with driving while intoxicated. He requested and was granted a leave of absence, with Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta now serving as acting administrator. Babbitt, 65, was seen driving on the […]
Cessna launches safety education initiative
Cessna has launched a safety initiative to educate owners of 100- and 200-series single-engine piston aircraft built between 1946 and 1986 about new supplemental aircraft inspection procedures that will be added to Cessna service manuals. The supplemental inspections will be incorporated into the service manuals for the 200-series aircraft in early December and the change […]
Michigan aviation high school to expand
An aviation-themed charter high school launched by businessman Dick DeVos in 2010 in Grand Rapids, Mich., is planning for a $4 million to $5 million expansion to accommodate growth. According to a report at MLive.com, the West Michigan Aviation Academy, located on the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, began with 80 freshmen – 20 more […]
Glenn Curtiss Museum gift shop offers holiday gifts
Still searching for the perfect gift for someone on your list? The Glenn Curtiss Museum Gift Shop has gifts for all ages and in all price ranges. The shop features handmade wooden items by Curtiss Museum Restoration Workshop volunteer and craftsman Ray Poehlein, as well as aviation-themed clothing, stuffed animals and etched glassware, and historic […]
Three join CAP Board of Governors
The Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors has welcomed three new members, including the first three-star commander of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (NORAD) and Air Forces Northern (USNORTHCOM), U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III. Other new members are retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Leon Johnson, the […]
Long suffering, belated first solo
We recently asked pilots on our Facebook page to share the story of their first solos. Here’s the second entry we received, from a pilot who wishes to remain anonymous: My first solo wasn’t really the exciting, giddy experience that I had imagined when I first started flying. The trip to my first solo was […]
New reality TV series seeks ‘bush pilot’
AOPA’s Dan Namowitz reports that the call has gone out to cast a bush pilot to become one of 12 people who will be brought together “in a remote area of Alaska,” where they will rely on their own resourcefulness while building a homestead in a new Discovery Channel series tentatively called “The Frontiersmen.” At […]