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 […]
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#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 […]
#OSH11: Sales soar for Flight Design
Flight Design USA logged more than $11 million in new orders at last week’s Oshkosh, including 30 orders for the new four-seat C4, plus another eight for the company’s Light-Sport Aircraft. “This sales report shows that our distributor/dealer network has great confidence in Flight Design,” confirmed Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA. “That we […]
FAA furloughs ‘unprecedented’; no end to stalemate in sight
A week after Congress failed to extend funding for the FAA, officials are calling the furloughs triggered by the partial shutdown of agency operations unprecedented, according to a report at GovernmentExecutive.com, which notes that officials estimate the agency is losing $30 million a day as a result of the shutdown. The story goes on to […]
Piper pouring millions into Vero Beach as it ramps up for jet
Piper is pouring millions of dollars back into its Vero Beach facility and has hired employees by the dozens as it gears up for the advent of its PiperJet Altaire, according to a story at TCPalm.
Wittman Airport debuts blog, radio show
Even though AirVenture is over, you can keep up with what’s going on at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) through a new blog and an Internet-based radio station. “Those of us who work on the airport realize there are dozens of opportunities each week for Wittman Regional Airport to affect the economic activity of the community […]