More than 200 customers, pilots, and Eclipse enthusiasts attended the Second Annual Eclipse Aerospace Customer Event in Albuquerque, N.M., in May. The event kicked off with a joint keynote presentation from Mason Holland, Chairman and CEO of Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., and Jeff Pino, President of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. In a two-hour presentation, both Holland and […]
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ISM tower wins award
The air traffic control (ATC) contract tower at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) recently won “Air Traffic Control Contract Tower of the Year” award. The airport’s contract tower was selected from more than 120 other facilities in the U.S that participate in FAA contract tower (FTC) program. The award is given to an airport’s ATC […]
Bequest earmarked for aviation collection
The Cleveland Foundation will receive more than $12 million from the estate of Kathleen S. “Kay” Crawford to support the Crawford Auto Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). Crawford’s estate recently created the Frederick C. and Kathleen S. Crawford Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. The foundation expects to receive $12 million by […]
LightSquared vs. GPS
Testing has shown that a proposed national wireless broadband network system could negatively impact some GPS systems, or worse, according to a report at AVweb, while a report at AOPA.org notes that a special advisory committee will issue a report that validates the aviation community’s concerns about threats to GPS by LightSquared’s new network, saying […]
Pilots contribute to ‘It gets better’ campaign
Celebrities, organizations, and politicians from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to President Obama have contributed a video message to the “It Gets Better” campaign to help combat bullying and prevent gay teen suicides and give young people hope. The National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) representing airline, commercial and private pilots all over the world, have […]
Twin Commander University #10
A six-hour class on airborne weather radar theory and tactics. A two-hour session on using Nexrad data-link weather to better advantage. Ninety minutes on GPS tips and tricks. Two hours of operational insight on the Honeywell TPE331 engine. An hour-long panel session featuring flying tips from experienced pilots. A tax consultant’s take on the state […]
First Thomas Wathen Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Sam Pratt
Sam Pratt had two reasons to celebrate at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., this month. He became the first recipient of a Thomas Wathen Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a volunteer at the airport, and he turned 100 years old on the day he got the award. Pratt, who began a career working […]
No tower? No problem
Tens of thousands of landing facilities worldwide have no control tower, but thanks to pilot training and experience, plus airport improvement programs and airport operator oversight, millions of flights take off and land safely at those airports every year. That was the message the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) conveyed at […]
Longtime homebuilder Mickey Whittenburg to receive Bingelis Award
Mickey Whittenburg of Kiln, Miss., will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2011 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing contributions to EAA and the aviation community. Ever since completing his first solo flight at age 17 in 1947, Whittenburg (EAA Lifetime #415) has been deeply rooted in the aviation community, encouraging builders and their projects as well as […]