Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. Things seem to be rolling now for Tavares, Florida, to actually become the “Seaplane City” of its […]
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Ethanol in fuel hinders NC firefighter, Kentucky pilot cancels Las Vegas flight
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. As the number of signatures on our petition to […]
House committee passes FAA reauthorization bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed an FAA reauthorization bill on Wednesday, which would nearly eliminate subsidized air service for 155 rural communities across the U.S., though some services in Alaska would continue, according to an Associated Press story. Why should GA care? Funds for the essential air service program go to small airports […]
Victor Aviation tapped as preferred provider for Pinnacle Air Network
Victor Aviation Service, Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif., has been chosen as a preferred Teledyne Continental Motors and Lycoming Engine overhaul provider for Pinnacle Air Network. Pinnacle Air Network represents North America’s most respected names in aircraft sales, suppliers and customer service, according to company officials. The Pinnacle group includes facilities in Canada, Mexico and […]
Proposed budget could ‘devastate’ National Weather Service’s forecasts
As hurricane and tornado seasons approach, funding for the National Weather Service will be nearly 30% less than the first half of 2011, if the Continuing Resolution proposed by the House majority is enacted, according to officials with the agency, which provides weather forecasting for aviation. Congress’s move will necessitate work furloughs and force rolling […]
FAA bill includes TTF protections
Included in the FAA reauthorization bill introduced last week is language created by Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) offering protection to residential through-the-fence agreements. Both the Senate and House bills forbid the FAA from stating that an airport is “in violation of a grant assurance…solely because the sponsor enters into an […]
Remos goes through cold weather testing
REMOS Aircraft has just completed a cold weather testing program in Grand Forks, N.D. The Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) was taken to the northern region by the REMOS factory in an effort to determine how the aircraft would perform in extreme cold environments. According to Early Boyter, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for REMOS, […]
Ice runway closed
A run of bad weather — including numerous heavy, wet snowfalls that left several inches of water trapped below the snow and above the frozen surface of New Hampshire’s Lake Winipisakee — has forced the volunteers who operate the only ice runway in the United States to declare the season over, according to a report […]
Proposal would give help to equip for NextGen
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) is proposing to add a clause to the FAA reauthorization bill that would provide grants and loan guarantees for aircraft operators to equip for the NextGen program, according to a report from Aviation Week, which notes that under the proposal, the FAA would be authorized to issue grants of up to […]