The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has named its Class of 2011, which includes the late Capt. Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., USAF, a Korean War double ace and record setting Jet Age test pilot hailed as “The First Man in Space;” Col. Charles Edward McGee, USAF (Ret), Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot with 409 […]
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AvConnect teams with Spidertracks
AvConnect has entered into a partnership with Spidertracks, an aircraft satellite tracking system, to offer for the first time an entirely automated and real-time pilot and aircraft records-keeping solution for pilots and aircraft owners. Spidertracks is an integrated aircraft flight following solution providing both hardware, which combines GPS, antenna and satellite communication in one box, […]
The Kitfox Retro Radial
If you want to attract pilots to your airframe, go for a classic vintage look. That’s what the folks at Kitfox Aircraft have done with the Radial S7 Super Sport. The black and yellow tailwheel design sports a radial bump cowling and wheel pants that look as though they were spirited off a Gee Bee […]
The Kestrel lands at its new home
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) in Brunswick, Maine, recently gave Kestrel Aircraft Co. the keys to its new hangar at the soon-to-be disestablished Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB). While the airfield is not yet open to the public, the Navy granted special permission for the company to land its JP-10 aircraft on the runway […]
Cyber skywriting
Lynol Amero of Lake Tapps, Washington, may have tapped into a new way for wannabe skywriters to enjoy a new flying activity, according to a report at EAA.org, which details his foray into cyber skywriting, using a “breadcrumbs” (GPS data track files) approach that, when plotted out on a computer screen, show an entire flight […]
EPA to study 15 airports for lead levels
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule approved by the agency Dec.14 calls for a yearlong study of lead levels at 15 airports, according to a story at AOPA.org. The story notes that the rule revises the monitoring requirements for lead emissions from a variety of sources to better assess if areas are complying with the […]
Airport Support Network reaches milestone
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Airport Support Network passed a milestone recently and now has more than 2,200 volunteers helping keep tabs on what’s happening at airports across the country. More than 300 new volunteers joined the program in 2010, AOPA officials noted. The Airport Support Network is made up of volunteers who pass […]
NC proclaims Aviation Appreciation Week
Leaders of GA’s alphabet groups are commending North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue for proclaiming Dec. 3-10 “Aviation Appreciation Week.” “Governor Perdue’s proclamation rightly highlights the vast benefit that general aviation provides to residents across North Carolina,” said Selena Shilad, executive director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “General aviation is a literal lifeline to […]
Air Plains Services partners with Petersen Aviation
Air Plains Services will partner with Petersen Aviation Inc. on an Anti-Detonation Injection System (ADI), which will allow GA aircraft to use autofuel. In the early 1990s Petersen Aviation, based in Minden, Nebraska, certified ADI systems on Cessna 188s, 210s and Barons, which allowed operation of these aircraft using 91 octane autofuel when the anti-detonation […]