There are some airplanes that you are just meant to own and to share with others. That’s how Ed Escallon from Elwood, Ind., feels about his 1940’s-era Fairchild PT-26. The airplane is painted classic primary trainer yellow and has a grinning shark mouth. “A shark mouth on a trainer?” I asked when I caught up […]
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All-electric Cri-Cri has maiden flight
The all electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association, made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Thursday, Sept. 1. This Cri-Cri is a four-engined all-electric aerobatic plane, which was first shown at the Green Aviation Show at Le Bourget in June. […]
‘The Aviators’ premieres
After almost two years in the making, aviation enthusiasts, pilots, and everyone fascinated with the wonder of flight will finally have their chance to see the new weekly magazine-style television series “The Aviators” broadcast for the first time. The show will premiere on Canadian network television Saturday morning, Sept. 4, at 11:30 a.m. and will […]
LoPresti First Saturday
LoPresti’s First Saturday event on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26) in Florida will host Richard Snook of Missionary Flights International, an “airline for missions” in Haiti and the Dominican Republic September’s charity breakfast event begins at 9 am. with coffee and full breakfast. The presentation will follow from 10-11:30 a.m. Charity donation […]
Bizjet lands at Colorado college
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., has donated a Learjet Model 35A airframe to Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely. The donated aircraft will be used by the college to allow Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) students to develop the skills they learn in school on a real aircraft. According to Larry McNutt, director of […]
Air Zoo adds rare Fairchild 24K to collection
The Air Zoo is adding a rare classic plane to its collection — a 1938 Fairchild 24K, which is set to land at the Kalamazoo, Michigan, museum the second week of September. The 24K is a high-wing single-engine monoplane that was flown for personal and business use in the late 1930s. It had a quick […]
Korean War vet celebrates 78th birthday with first flight lesson
Earlier today, Korean War Veteran Gerry Nadeau celebrated his 78th birthday by taking his first flight lesson at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport in Florida. Nadeau’s first comment upon getting in the airplane was about the advanced radios and equipment in the Cessna 172SP, said Will Shaw, a CFI at Sunrise Aviation. The flight consisted of […]
Contentious California CFI law put on hold
The California Assembly passed legislation Aug. 31 that would impose a moratorium on costly new flight training regulations in the state, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Assembly Bill 1889 would delay the controversial flight school regulations from the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009 until July 1, 2011, to allow time for […]
Two-part video of IMC descent following engine failure
Imagine being above the clouds when engine trouble occurs. Well, imagine no more. Following are two YouTube videos (Part I, Part II) of a Lancair Legacy pilot safely descending in IMC from Flight Level 180 over the mountains of Oregon. These videos from GRT Avionics are a tribute to both the pilot and the controller […]