A fire fighting department located 8,300 feet above sea level in the Ecuadorian Andes has acquired a Flight Design Light-Sport Aircraft as its aerial support unit. With support from John Hurst and Jeremy Endsley of Sebring Aviation, the Basin Fire Department began operations at the Mariscal La Mar airport. Hurst and Endsley, representing the Southeastern […]
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World War I fighter pilot subject of museum lecture
On Jan. 14 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Seattle author Don Ulmer will present a true story of love and war based upon his novella, “Where or When.” The presentation, “Voices of the Great War,” looks at the bittersweet tale about World War I aviator 1st Lt. Malcom Gunn and his childhood sweetheart […]
Book review: Two Gold Coins and a Prayer
We get a lot of books at General Aviation News that are memoirs of pilots. “Two Gold Coins and a Prayer: The Epic Journey of a World War II Bomber Pilot and POW” is one of the most enjoyable reads that I have had in a long time. The book details the exploits of James […]
Book Review: Aviators in Early Hollywood
Airplanes and movies were born during the same decade and have been intertwined since. In fact, back in the day, the way most people were first exposed to aviation was through the movies and newsreels, which usually ran preceding the featured movie. If you are a vintage movie buff and aviation fanatic, “Aviators in Early […]
Recycling to renew aviation
Members of the Thomas Wathen Foundation at Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., have a new recycling project: They collect aviation magazines from a variety of local pilots and enthusiasts and then deliver them to 22 different schools. So far, they have dropped off over 50 cases of slightly used copies of General Aviation News, […]
Instant weather
Thanks to GAN columnist Paul McBride for passing on this link to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) national weather map. Just roll your mouse over the map and instantly see weather at airports around the country. “This has got to be the best thing since sliced bread!” says Paul. Do you agree?
FAA seeks fixes to collision warning devices
FAA officials are proposing fixes to midair-collision warning devices installed on what they say are nearly 9,000 U.S aircraft, after uncovering a safety problem during a test flight, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The proposed Airworthiness Directive is the result of a flight test over a busy airport’s airspace, which found […]
Centennial of Air Mail at Oshkosh
Vintage aircraft and attractions, along with special programming, will honor early aviation pioneers through a commemoration of centennial of air mail service during EAA AirVenture 2011, slated July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The 100th anniversary commemoration of air mail service will focus on the aircraft and people of the pre-World War II […]
Cessna promotes two in customer service
Cessna Aircraft Co. has promoted Kelly Reich to vice president of product support in the Customer Service organization and Peter McKernan to director of sales and program administration for Cessna Service Parts and Programs. Reich is responsible for providing post-delivery support to customers of Cessna’s aircraft product line ranging from the Cessna 140 to the […]