“We expanded our booth this year, increased our inventory, and it sure paid off” said Scott Wicks, owner of Wicks Aircraft Supply of their presence at AirVenture Oshkosh. As a result, “sales were up 60% [measured in dollars] from 2010, which was also a record year.” John McBean from Kitfox Aircraft reported that deliveries for […]
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$485,100 to protect an airport
The Port of Skagit (Washington) has purchased, for $485,100, a 95-acre parcel abutting Skagit Regional Airport to further buffer airport activity from encroachment. The port is pursuing corporate and general aviation growth, but does not foresee scheduled air carrier service. Acquiring the property, according to the Port Executive Director Patsy Martin will allow the property […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame celebrates 100th anniversary of first licensed female pilot
Journalist Harriet Quimby became the first licensed female pilot in the United States when, on Aug. 1, 1911, she was awarded license #37 from the Aero Club of America. Harriet was born May 11, 1875, in Michigan. She moved with her family to California where she became a respected reporter and columnist. On to New […]
SAFE presents awards during AirVenture
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) presented its 2011 awards during the organization’s annual dinner meeting held during AirVenture. More than 120 members and guests applauded the efforts of the following individuals: Robert Wright, Founders Award, in recognition for selfless service in support of SAFE’s Mission and Vision. Wright chairs SAFE’s Pilot Training […]
$1.5B lost if Congress doesn’t address FAA bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi is urgently appealing to Congress not to adjourn for its August recess until it passes an FAA bill that would return 4,000 laid off FAA employees (of which NATCA represents 1,200) and 70,000 laid off construction workers back to their jobs. “All we are […]
#OSH11: AirVenture’s final figures
Attendance at last week’s AirVenture was 541,000, up 1.3% from from 2010. “This year’s event was a tremendous success,” said Rod Hightower, EAA president. “From the arrival of the Boeing 787 to our tributes to Bob Hoover and Burt Rutan, all the way through the huge crowd on the flight line for Saturday’s night air […]
Assume public flight tracking
Operators of private aircraft who have relied on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program to protect privacy “should assume their flights will appear” on Internet flight-tracking displays as the government’s plan to limit the program takes effect today, Aug. 2, an Aviation International News report says. Read it here.
#OSH11: Rolls Royce offers scholarships
At last week’s AirVenture, Rolls-Royce pledged financial support for the 2011 EAA Young Eagles Scholarship Program. The scholarships fund flying lessons and flight experiences for teenage student pilots. In 2011, flight training scholarships funded by Rolls-Royce will be awarded to six students who have completed the majority of EAA’s online ground school. Winners will attend […]
Spins: A fun way to conquer complacency
By MATTHEW J. KIENER Our lessons leading up to the private pilot certificate are riddled with procedures preparing us to handle a myriad of emergencies that may arise in normal flight. We practice landing with a dead engine, what to do if our engine or avionics catch fire, the radio stops working, or our instruments […]