Building on the history of the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, two air racing visionaries have teamed up to honor the event in a town with the same name — Cleveland, Texas. Reno Sport Class Silver Winner Ernie Sutter and Cleveland Airport Manager Alf Vien have designed a race that will feature both experimental […]
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A 2-hour flight for $7
For the first time in history, full-scale electric-powered aircraft have performed in competition, taking the top two spots in the CAFE Green Flight Challenge, organized in part by NASA. According to a story at Government Computer News, the winning team, Pipistrel-USA.com, based at Penn State University, took the first prize of $1.35 million — the […]
Elder Statesman award winners named
The National Aeronautic Association will present this year’s Wesley L. McDonald Elder Statesman of Aviation Awards to General Jack Dailey, Leon Potts, James Coyne, and John Cashman. The awards will be presented at the NAA Fall Awards Banquet on Monday, Nov. 7 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. AWARD WINNERS General Jack Dailey, […]
Breitling fleet formation flight
A spectacular flight above Lake Lucerne, at the heart of Switzerland, featured a gathering of the essential components of the Breitling “fleet,” with the seven L-39C Albatros planes composing the Breitling Jet Team (the world’s largest civilian aerobatics team flying on jets); the Breitling Super Constellation (one of the world’s last three flightworthy “Super Connies”); […]
NTSB slates public aircraft forum
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day forum on safety issues related to the oversight of public aircraft operations on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in Washington, D.C. The event, entitled “Public Aircraft Oversight Forum: Ensuring Safety for Critical Missions,” will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. All five board members […]
Plane Janes calendar debuts
As a follow-up to last year’s fundraising calendar, Pilots Without Pants, which featured 14 vintage pilots (and their planes) in the nude, the Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York has come out with this year’s calendar, one that most pilots will want to hang on a wall. This year’s calendar, Plane Janes, features 13 […]
Safe Flight celebrates 65 years
Safe Flight Instrument Corp., the longest privately-held avionics manufacturer under continuous management, will celebrate its 65th anniversary at next week’s National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) convention. Established in October 1946 to develop the invention of Leonard Greene’s Stall Warning System, the company has gone on to pioneer some of aviation’s most important safety and performance […]
GA watchdog not seeking re-election
Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) has announced he will not seek re-election in 2012, according to a report at AOPA.org. A member of the House General Aviation Caucus, Costello, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and ranking member of the aviation subcommittee, said he would complete his current term which ends in January 2013.
Obama’s attacks on ‘fat cats’ hurt workers
In an guest editorial at Philly.com, R. Thomas Buffenbarger, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, says that President Obama may think he’s “clipping the wings of high-flying CEOs” with his continued attacks on corporate jets, “but the people who would really pay the price…are workers in the general aviation industry — […]