Veteran Albuquerque Center air traffic controller Steve Hansen has been named the Air Traffic Control Association’s (ATCA) Air Traffic Control Specialist Of The Year award. The award, presented during a special awards luncheon Monday at the ATCA 55th Annual Conference and Exposition in National Harbor, Md., is presented to an individual civilian air traffic control […]
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Copperstate a grassroots fly-in
It is easy to get caught up in the business side of flying. The future of fuel, security directives, regulations, Congress, and the economy tend to stress a great many pilots out. An antidote to that stress is an old-fashioned fly-in. The 37th annual Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 21-23 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), […]
Five to be inducted into EAA Hall of Fame
The Experimental Aircraft Association will recognize the contributions made by five aviators to the world of flight on Friday, Oct. 29, as it inducts them into the EAA Hall of Fame during a banquet at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wis. The five aviators represent the spectrum of aviation within the EAA membership and […]
Carter PAV heads to flight testing
Carter Aerospace Development, LLC has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA for its Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) to begin flight-testing. The PAV is Carter’s second generation, proof-of-concept (POC) air vehicle incorporating the company’s slowed-rotor/compound (SR/C) technology. The PAV loaded onto its trailer for the trip to the airport to begin flight testing. “We […]
World War I aviation art highlights auction
Seldom seen examples of original World War I aviation art come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, Nov. 15, when the international auctioneer presents its Antique Arms & Armor sale. A highlight of the auction is the Ron Farrington Collection of Aviation Art, which features oils and watercolors on canvas […]
‘FIFI’ to be featured at AOPA Airportfest
Airportfest returns to the AOPA Aviation Summit for 2010 at the Long Beach Airport Nov. 11-13. Dwarfing all others at the aircraft display will be “Fifi,” the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 – the only airworthy Superfortress anywhere in the world. “The aircraft display has always been a favorite attraction for those attending the Aviation Summit,” […]
Conditional Use Permit granted for Waypoint
The Bayfield County Planning & Zoning Committee in Wisconsin approved the request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) filed by CFS, LLC (CFS) for a private airport at Waypoint Oct. 21, paving the way for a new airpark. In their 4-0 vote, Planning & Zoning indicated approval was granted based on current zoning, permit considerations […]
Piper taps contractor for PiperJet renovations
Summit Construction Management, Inc. of Vero Beach has been chosen by Piper Aircraft Inc. to modify the manufacturer’s campus for assembly and completion of the PiperJet, now in the detail design phase of its development. Brad Schuh, president and project manager of Summit, says, “We are pleased that Piper has selected a local design/build firm […]
Pilots Without Pants
In one of the most entertaining fundraisers of the year, 14 pilots of the Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York shed their clothes and posed for their 2011 calendar, “Pilots Without Pants.” But the fun didn’t stop there. The pilots, plus other club members, also participated in a “mockumentary” called “Pilots Without Pants – […]