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Pilot James Oliphant celebrated his 50th birthday recently by flying to 50 airports in Kansas, as close to his May 19 birthday as possible, according to a story in the Wichita Eagle, which noted Oliphant also raised about $5,000 for the American Cancer Society. Oliphant, who works for an aircraft insurance agency, flew more than […]

Speaking today at an event in Washington, D.C., a spokesman for the Coalition to Save Our GPS said the test data “make clear that there is substantial interference to GPS is LightSquared turns on high-powered terrestrial facilities in the spectrum next door to GPS.” “The data confirm what the industry told the FCC before it […]

Quest Aircraft Co. reports that it is ramping up production on its Kodiak, a 10-place turboprop utility airplane that has proven popular with missionary organizations, skydiving operations, and private owners. Fueling the increased production is a recapitalization completed earlier this year, supplemented with funding from investors, officials said, noting this “enabled the company to expand […]

In the wake of a decision by the city council of Santa Monica, Calif., not to pursue an appeal in a lawsuit against the FAA, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President and CEO Craig Fuller sent a letter June 2 to Mayor Richard Bloom, applauding the move. “This decision will allow the city of […]

Six CFIs were accredited by Master Instructors and its Board of Review in May. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed […]

D&C Transportation, a fuel supplier based in Orleans, Vermont, now has supplies of 91+ octane ethanol-free autogas that it will deliver to any airport in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Two airports in Maine that once again carry the fuel as a result are Central Maine (OWK) in Norridgewock and Sanford Regional (SFM) in Sanford, […]

Civil Air Patrol will be awarded a World Peace Prize during a June 14 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Judge of the World Peace Prize and retired U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff announced CAP will be honored as the World Peace Corps Mission’s “Roving Ambassador for Peace” at the ceremony in Washington, D.C., which will […]

Cessna Aircraft Co. is commemorating the 100th anniversary of its company founder learning to fly and building his first airplane. “It’s a source of pride for all Cessnans to know we are carrying the torch for a company started by a man with such a pioneering and tenacious spirit. One hundred years ago, Clyde Cessna […]