All test flights scheduled for the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 Superfortress FIFI, on June 29 and 30, have been postponed until further notice. Due to a scheduling conflict, the FAA will not be able to issue a new Airworthiness Certificate for the B-29 Superfortress FIFI until next week at the earliest, CAF officials said, noting […]
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Miles O’Brien to emcee Hall of Fame ceremonies
Newscaster, anchor, reporter and pilot Miles O’Brien will serve as the Master-of-Ceremonies for the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 49th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, on July 17. O’Brien will lead the induction ceremony, where four more American pioneers of flight are to be honored for their contributions to aviation. They will […]
Angel MedFlight offers $3,000 scholarship
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance is offering the 2010 Angel MedFlight Scholarship of Excellence in Aviation. The scholarship will be awarded in August and the recipient will receive $3,000 toward his or her tuition for an aviation-related program at an Arizona college or university. All entries must be postmarked by July 16 to be considered […]
A rainy stop in Watertown
Stearman pilot Sarah Wilson, who is participating in the American Barnstormers Tour, files this report from the tour’s third stop, Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) in Watertown, S.D., on June 23: If you tie the plane down, the wind will die, if you cover the cockpit it won’t rain, if you are schedule to stop in […]
Pistole confirmed as TSA administrator
After 17 months without an administrator and two failed nominations, the Transportation Security Administration finally has a leader. John Pistole was confirmed for the post Friday, June 25, by the full Senate. As administrator of TSA, he also is assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Pistole was deputy director of the FBI, promoted […]
Commemorative Air Force to be in force at Oshkosh
Commemorative Air Force units from throughout the U.S. are lending their support to the EAA AirVenture 2010 “Salute to Veterans” with more than a dozen legendary aircraft that will be part of the air shows and ground displays in the warbird area. The 58th annual AirVenture will be held July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional […]
Dreams of flying denied, Jessica Ward found another way to be around planes all day
By RICK A. RICHARDS, For General Aviation News When Jessica Ward was a little girl, her dream was to be a commercial airline pilot. Instead of stick figures of her family, she drew stick figures of airplanes. “I knew for my whole life I wanted to be a pilot,” said Ward. But so far, her […]
World’s only flyable B-29 returns to the skies
The world’s only flyable B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” will return to the skies Tuesday, June 29, at 8 a.m. for test flights, according to officials with the Commemorative Air Force. The CAF Airpower Museum will open its doors at 7 a.m. on June 29 and June 30 for visitors who would like to get a front […]
CAP finds niche in oil spill response
While most of the disaster personnel working at the command centers set up along the Gulf Coast to deal with the oil spill are on someone’s payroll, at least one desk is manned by highly trained, yet all-volunteer, members of the Civil Air Patrol. Every day CAP pilots are flying multiple missions over 700 miles […]