Six CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed biennially. This […]
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American Air Campers Association makes donation to 99s
Don Abbott, founder and president of the new American Air Campers Association, recently presented a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Paradise Coast (Florida) chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc, International Organization of Women Pilots. American Air Campers Association (AACA) is a new association founded by Abbott to promote, protect and preserve the combined […]
Flying Musicians at Kerrville Folk Festival
The Flying Musicians Association, Inc. will land at the Quiet Valley Ranch in Texas for the Kerrville Folk Festival. Starting on Thursday, May 27, and continuing for 18 days (until June 13), the Festival will host performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between performances are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, […]
Tips for traveling in a group
Making a long distance flight, say from the midwest to Florida in your own airplane, takes careful planning and lots of preparation. Now imagine making it with a large group. It can be done, notes Steve MacCabe of the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club, made up of about 60 pilots from the Chicago area who get […]
From WASP test pilot to airport greeter
Many airports have an official greeter — someone who meets the airplanes at the GA terminal and drives the passengers to where they need to be. At Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Sebring, Florida, the person behind the wheel of the six-person golf cart is 90-year-old Barry Benson Smith. She works long hours during the […]
Sun ‘n Fun veteran, future pilot
Camden Cygan, of Lakeland, Florida, isn’t old enough to go to kindergarten yet, but he’s already a Sun ‘n Fun veteran. Note the wide brimmed hat to keep the sun off his face and the sunglasses for better airport vision. He also has a wagon for when his legs get tired. Pulling the wagon is […]
18 hangar homes to be auctioned live on RFDTV
Jackson Hole Auction Company, LLC will hold a public auction of 18 fly-in hangar home sites in Afton, Wyo., on Saturday, May 15, according to William Burke, co-founder. “This is an absolute auction with no minimums and no reserves,” he said. “That means these properties will sell to the highest bidders.” Located 60 miles south […]
Duncan Aviation’s avionics satellite network celebrates 25th anniversary
This summer, Duncan Aviation’s avionics satellite network celebrates the 25th anniversary of the opening of the first Duncan Avionics shop. Don Fiedler, business development associate at Duncan Aviation, says the idea for the “satellite” concept came from then-company Chairman Robert Duncan. A friend of his was in the shoe business and owned small shoe stores […]
Vintage airplane, vintage pilot
When Brad Larson learned to fly, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president and “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” was at the top of the jukebox hit parade. The year was 1932. If you do the math that’s 78 years of aviating. The 94-year-old is still flying. During Sun ‘n Fun 2010 he could be found […]