The International Association of Natural Resource Pilots (IANRP) granted Rich Stowell honorary member status during its recent, biennial conference. The plaque presented to Stowell, who was attending the conference as a seminar speaker, reads, “for his dedication toward safety and education through specialized training for the natural resource aviation community.” A Master Instructor and 2006 […]
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2,000th C90 King Air rolled out
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. recently announced the recent rollout of the 2,000th Beechcraft King Air C90 at its assembly facility in Wichita, Kan. The King Air C90 Series aircraft is defined by all aircraft with LJ serial numbers, including the 90, A90, B90 and all C90 models. The milestone aircraft, a King Air C90GTx, is scheduled […]
Piper names Caldecott VP operations
Piper Aircraft Inc. named Simon Caldecott vice president of Operations, responsible for Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining Engineering and Supply Chain. With more than 36 years in aviation, Caldecott is a seasoned operations and manufacturing executive with international experience at the senior level in Europe and the United States. Joining Piper in 2009 as chief […]
Van’s of feather flock together
By JACK E. NEUBACHER, For General Aviation News The skies over the Rowan County Airport (RUQ) in Salisbury, N.C., dazzled during the weekend of Nov. 12-14th with an assault of Van’s RVs. More than 35 were attending a Formation Flight Clinic organized by Ron “Smokey” Schreck, with the help of other members of the famed […]
Limited openings for Houston SportAir workshops
A limited number of openings remain in several EAA SportAir Workshop courses in Houston on Dec. 4-5. EAA SportAir Workshops, supported by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., is a national series of programs offering insight and information on building and restoring aircraft. Aviation Institute of Maintenance will host the weekend program at its Houston Campus, […]
Air Zoo unveils expansion plan
Thanks to a grant, the Air Zoo is expanding with a 50,000-square-foot exhibit hall addition to its Main Campus beginning this month. The addition will provide space for new and current exhibits, aircraft, a 4,000-square-foot archive and an expanded library. Construction is estimated to be completed in mid-2011. The extension is part of an expansion […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Pulse of Aviation will not be e-mailed on Thursday, Nov. 25, or Friday, Nov. 26, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for The Pulse to return to your e-mail boxes on Monday, Nov. 29.
Coming clean in the TSA era
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. The conversation turned to the TSA at my morning coffee gathering today. Pretty much everyone at the table flies for business or pleasure, at least occasionally. So it is […]
A training success story
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. No, this is not about an established flight school operation. Nor is it about a university training program, or some government flight training facility. I’m simply impressed that Charles Stites and his Able Flight nonprofit organization have brought so […]