The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has recognized two unwavering general aviation (GA) advocates. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Representative Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) were recognized for political careers marked by constant support for GA at a reception on Capitol Hill. Both Dorgan and Ehlers have announced that they will retire […]
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Purdue to offer online Master’s degree in Aviation Technology
Purdue University’s College of Technology will offer an online master’s degree with an aviation concentration beginning this fall. The degree program is designed for aviation professionals who are looking to move into a leadership position. “The College of Technology recognizes the need to make graduate education available to individuals working full-time in business and industry,” […]
Tour historic Flabob Airport
Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., now offers breakfast and a tour of the airport every third Saturday of the month (except December) from 8 a.m. to 11.m. The $5 breakfast, which includes eggs, meats, coffee and pancakes, is served in the EAA Chapter One hangar. High school students, many from the Wathen Aviation High […]
GE Aviation renames Czech operation
GE Aviation has renamed its Czech operation to GE Aviation’s Business & General Aviation Turboprops. “The new name will better represent the organization’s strategy, which is to develop, manufacture and support turboprop engines for the business and general aviation segment,” explained Brad Mottier, vice president and general manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation […]
International Learn To Fly Day events surpass 400
The number of events scheduled throughout the nation for the first International Learn To Fly Day, Saturday, May 15, has soared past 400, according to EAA officials. On that day aviation enthusiasts will help others “live the dream” of learning to fly at 406 different events, many of which were organized through PilotJourney.com. Pilot Journey […]
Sporty’s takes delivery of Sweepstakes Skycatcher
With just a few days until Sporty’s Sweepstakes drawing, Sporty’s 2010 Sweepstakes airplane, a brand-new Cessna Skycatcher, is in Batavia, having been polished and prepared for its lucky new owner. Sporty’s took delivery of this Skycatcher serial number 5 last week. It is one of the first of a Cessna’s Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). “Somewhere […]
Air shows celebrate 100th anniversary
While many industries have some difficulty identifying a single date that serves as their absolute moment of conception, that is not the case for the air show business. It was January 1910 when aviation enthusiasts gathered at the Dominquez Air Meet in southern California. The event drew an estimated 175,000 spectators to a hilltop mesa […]
FAA’s National Kit Evaluation Team visits Zenith Aircraft
A four-person National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) from the FAA concluded its two-day visit to Zenith Aircraft Co. in Mexico, Missouri, May 13, to determine that the STOL CH 750 kit will officially allow an amateur builder to meet the 51% Rule. It will be several more weeks before the FAA issues its official determination. […]
Airport Watch works
Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, according to a study of Pennsylvania general aviation airports. The Airport Watch program includes warning signs for airports, informational literature, and a training video to teach pilots and airport employees how to […]