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FAA approves fuel reimbursement for volunteer pilots

By Janice Wood · October 31, 2010 ·

A groundbreaking ruling by the FAA means good news for volunteer pilots engaged in charitable flying who will now be able to operate under an FAA exemption allowing them to receive reimbursement for fuel used in the transport of patients, wounded warriors, and veterans. Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, Airlift Hope, and Mercy Medical Airlift are 501(c)(3) […]

TTF good for airports, EAA says

By Janice Wood · October 29, 2010 ·

In comments submitted to the FAA on Monday, Oct. 25, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) reiterated its efforts to persuade the FAA that adjacent residential through-the-fence (TTF) agreements will not harm general aviation airport operations; rather, they create an economic stimulus tool that will actually strengthen local community ties to the airport. Read more here.

The Pitcairn: The flying dinosaur

By Meg Godlewski · October 28, 2010 ·

“WHAT is THAT?” That is the most common reaction when people see the Pitcairn Autogiro PA-18 fly overhead at air shows. The 1930s-era aircraft looks like a cross between a helicopter and an airplane. The 160-hp Kinner engine sounds like that 20-inch bike you had as a kid when you put playing cards in the spokes. […]

The challenges of ADS-B

By Janice Wood · October 28, 2010 ·

While ADS-B is being touted as the cornerstone of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System, the FAA’s plans to deploy the new technology nationwide face “significant risks and challenges,” according to a recently released report by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Asked by Congress to examine the FAA’s plans for […]

GA pilots to relocate rare Mexican wolves

By Janice Wood · October 28, 2010 ·

GA pilots from Denver who volunteer for Lighthawk will transport two rare Mexican wolf females that are part of the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan next week their new home in Washington State. LightHawk has previously donated flights to transport Mexican wolves, aplomado falcons, orange-breasted falcons and river otters. In this relocation, LightHawk is working […]

Narco Avionics celebrates 65 years

By Janice Wood · October 28, 2010 ·

Narco Avionics, in Fort Washington, Penna., commences celebration of its 65th year in business by unveiling its  New Radio Rebate and Factory Service Discount Program. The program, which starts Nov. 1 and runs through January 21, 2011, will provide a $50 rebate to all customers who purchase a new transponder and a $75 rebate to […]

Purdue University to test SwiftFuel

By Janice Wood · October 27, 2010 ·

Swift Enterprises Ltd. has entered into an agreement that will allow Purdue University researchers to test the company’s unleaded, renewable general aviation fuel, which is being developed to replace 100LL. Test operations with SwiftFuel recently were conducted at Purdue University utilizing six aviation piston engines provided by the National Test Facility for Fuels and Propulsion […]

Anchorage pilots face 100% tax hike

By Janice Wood · October 27, 2010 ·

Owners of more than 1,000 aircraft in the Anchorage, Alaska, area are facing a 100% increase in a registration tax that the Municipality of Anchorage want to increase with an omnibus amendment submitted to the Anchorage Assembly Oct. 26, according to a story in the Alaska Dispatch. Read the full report here.

Street renamed to honor Texas aviation icon

By Janice Wood · October 27, 2010 ·

General Aviation Avenue near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas was renamed Emma Browning Avenue Oct. 26 to honor the woman who helped pioneer aviation in Central Texas. According to a story from the Community Impact Newspaper, Emma and her husband Robert Browning helped train World War II pilots and opened their aerial service business […]

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