If you want to protect your airport from the threat of closure, you need to show the community how valuable it is. That’s the message from Jolie Lucas and Mitch Latting. The husband and wife team are the founders of the Mooney Ambassadors group and members of Friends of Oceano Airport (L52). The pair are […]
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Sheltair selected FBO of Choice for Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show
Sheltair, located at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, has been selected as the official FBO to the 52nd Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, being held October 27-31, 2011.” The boat show is the largest in the U.S. “Every year differs in expected traffic throughout the show. Normally we get in anywhere between 45-60 arrivals per day […]
FAA seminars discuss the aging pilot
A pair of FAA Safety seminars on the topic of the aging pilot will be held on November 2 (5:30 pm at the Spokane Falls Community College, Building 24, Room 110, Spokane, Washington) and December 6 (5:30 pm at the Museum of Flight theater, on Boeing Field in Seattle). Following is the complete FAA Safety […]
Pennsylvania one step closer to tax exemption
A Pennsylvania bill to exempt aircraft sales, parts, and labor from a 6% tax has moved forward, with the House Committee on Finance voting 18-6 to recommend passage, according to a report at AOPA.org
Club seeks nominations for trophy recipient
The Wichita Aero Club is seeking nominations for its annual Wichita Aero Club Trophy, which it presents annually to an individual or organization with ties to the local aviation community whose exemplary achievements and contributions in the field of aviation or aerospace deserve special recognition. The trophy will be awarded at a recognition gala Saturday, […]
WACO Classic gains Great Lakes TC
WACO Classic Aircraft has officially received the Type Certificate for the Great Lakes 2T-1A series of aircraft. With the TC in hand, WACO Classic is able to better work with the FAA to return the Great Lakes to the air, company officials said. Company officials note that most of the engineering updates have been completed […]
Embry-Riddle joins research consortium
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), a consortium of 99 Ph.D.-granting research institutions that advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, 139 Embry-Riddle faculty members were engaged in 180 sponsored projects, with the three research areas of NextGen, Green […]
MAF adds RedBird simulator
NAMPA, Idaho – Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has acquired a new RedBird SD flight simulator, to aid its pilots for the challenging conditions they face when flying in remote parts of the world. The $60,000 RedBird was purchased from funds raised by MAF Ministry Advocates supplemented by a matching grant. The simulator is a fully-enclosed […]
Hit or Myth? Flying with duct tape
James Wiebe is a different sort of airplane pioneer. He doesn’t make an LSA. He bought the rights to the former Kitfox Lite and has gone through several iterations of changing and improving the airplane. This makes sense considering his background in the computer accessory field, where he learned the constant upgrade path so common […]