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 […]
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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 […]
Swift Fuel tested in radial engine
Swift Enterprises, which is developing a biofuel alternative to 100LL, has completed an informal round of testing of its high-octane, unleaded, sustainable aviation gasoline in an unmodified World War II-era radial engine. More than 100 gallons of Swift Enterprises‘ 100SF powered a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine during three days of testing conducted […]
Education can replace third-class medical
In his latest blog, EAA’s Mac McClellan states that the petition by EAA and AOPA to allow required medical education to replace the third-class medical for recreational flying is the first proposal that can not only improve safety, but more importantly, be approved by the FAA. Read his full blog post here.