Cessna Aircraft Co.’s Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton has been named by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the department’s Future of Aviation advisory committee. Pelton is the only member of the committee representing GA. The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee was established in March to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the secretary […]
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Youngs Eagles part of Barnstormers tour
Young people in seven Midwest cities will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in unique vintage aircraft this summer, as the American Barnstormers Tour will include flight opportunities for selected young people through the EAA Young Eagles program. In each city, up to 15 young people per day will be selected by local EAA chapters […]
ECP wins final FAA approval
The new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has received its Part 139 Airport Operating Certificate from the FAA. The new airport, scheduled to begin service Sunday, May 23, is replacing Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN). As part of the certification process, FAA inspectors tested the new airport’s 10,000-foot runway, instrument landing equipment, navigational […]
Signature Flight Support appoints new COO
Signature Flight Support Corp. has appointed Maria Sastre Chief Operating Officer for its worldwide network of FBOs. Sastre joins Signature from the non-profit organization Take Stock in Children where she served as president and CEO. Prior to leading the non-profit, she was with Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD, where she held the positions of Vice President, […]
Pilots continue to fight for Oceano Airport
Pro-airport signs and a tailgate party marked the second of six public meetings to gather information about the possible closure and redevelopment of Oceano Airport (L52) in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. The second meeting was held April 21 at the Filipino Community Center in Grover Beach. According to Mitch Latting, one of the pilots […]
Azimut team to reaches U.S. soil
The Azimut270 team, flying two nearly identical CTs, is scheduled to arrive in Opa Locka, Florida on Thursday, May 13 at 3 pm local. As of Tuesday, they were in “Guadaloupe and will be heading to Provo, Turks and Caicos instead of San Salvador, Bahamas,” says Flight Design USA’s John Gilmore. Follow their flight path […]
How will the iPad change the GA cockpit?
The versatility of the iPad is creating a lot of excitement among GA pilots, who see a variety of potential uses for Apple’s latest product, according to a recent story by Sarah Brown on AOPA.org, which notes that aviation products in the iPad app store range from a digital E6B to fully integrated flight planning […]
Top 5 tips to prepare for AirVenture judging
Every year at AirVenture Oshkosh, more than 10,000 aircraft are flown into Wittman Regional Airport, and typically about 2,500 of them are categorized as showplanes — those inspected by judges during the week for awards in separate categories, including homebuilt, vintage, warbird, ultralight, seaplane, aerobatic, and rotorcraft categories. Want to increase your chances of winning […]
SAFE, Cessna partner for International Learn to Fly Day
As part of International Learn to Fly Day on May 15, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Cessna Aircraft Co. have produced a Learn to Fly seminar. A customizable template of the presentation is being made available to Cessna’s global network of more than 280 Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs) for use not […]