The Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK) in California, hosted a ground breaking Friday, Aug. 20, for its replacement administration building project. The project involves relocating existing self-serve fueling facilities for aircraft, parking, and construction of an 11,500-square-foot administration and terminal building. Construction is expected to take 14 months. The existing terminal building will be demolished upon […]
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Former CAP national commander dies
Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Casaday of Birmingham, Ala., Civil Air Patrol’s national commander in the late 1970s and a 1980 inductee into the CAP Hall of Honor, died Aug. 16 at the age of 92. At the time of his death, Casaday was a Lifetime Member of CAP. Medically discharged from the U.S. Army in […]
Veterans Airlift Command Joins CAF’s Red, White & Loud Tour
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) have formed a new alliance designed to help bring attention to the VAC cause, transporting wounded U.S. service members and their families. The recently announced CAF Red, White & Loud Tour, starring Aaron Tippin and the CAF’s B-29 “FIFI,” will be an opportunity for the […]
Deadline approaching for Girls With Wings scholarship applications
The fourth annual Girls With Wings scholarship application deadline is Aug. 31. Applicants must submit an essay with photo stating why she believes she is a role model for Girl With Wings.Girls With Wings will select two $1,000 recipients from applicants who have soloed but not yet received their private pilot certificates. Recipients will be […]
Putting it together
Technicians at Yingling Aviation in Wichita, Kan., one of the reassembly points for Cessna’s 162 Skycatcher, prepare these 162s for delivery. The Skycatcher, Cessna’s entry in the Light Sport Aircraft category, is priced at $112,250. For more information: YinglingAviation.com or Cessna.com
Fighting fires
Brad Goldman has been fighting fires for most of his adult life. It’s his passion, and for the past nearly 30 years his job, too — he’s with Snohomish County Fire District 7, in Washington state north of Seattle. Some 25 years ago he learned to fly, and it, too, became a passion, which explains […]
IndUS goes to China
Move over Cessna. Dallas-based IndUS Aviation is moving the production of its T-211 Thorpedo from the Lone Star State to China. Dr. Ram Pattisapu, IndUS CEO, revealed at AirVenture that the company had signed a deal with the Chinese government and private investors to build the two-place Thorpedo in Weinan Municipality, Shaanxi Provence, China. The […]
Do’s and don’ts for Datalink Weather
Datalink is an industry term used to describe a wide range of equipment and services that all do one basic thing — get data into the cockpit so pilots can use it to make decisions. This is especially the case with weather data, which can now be received, processed, and displayed in a myriad of […]
100SF undergoes FAA testing
A technical report has been released about FAA testing performed on an unleaded general aviation fuel developed by Swift Enterprises Ltd. “The Environmental Protection Agency has required that users of aviation gasoline, known as avgas, substantially reduce their airborne lead emissions,” said Mary-Louise Rusek, co-founder and president of Swift Enterprises. “We are developing our unleaded […]