The Aero Club of Atlanta recently honored Dr. Debi Huffman with the First Annual 2009 Epps Award for Outstanding Aviation Achievement in Georgia. Huffman has inspired students who later become astronauts, including two students from Henderson High School, the only known school in the world to graduate two NASA astronauts. Huffman initiated aerospace programs at […]
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Most memorable aviation records of 2009
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA), as the official record keeper for United States aviation, each year tracks dozens of world and national record attempts. New U.S. records are certified and those qualifying as world records are then ratified with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world air sports federation. In 2009 NAA certified 124 records […]
Illinois Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Four airmen from Illinois will be inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame May 19. William Coons from Lombard, Arnold Zimmerman from Downers Grove, Rick Weinberg (deceased) from Champaign, and Billie Somerville (deceased) from Coal City. Also, the Spirit of Flight Award has been awarded to the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of Illinois. […]
Free concert to honor Doolittle Raiders
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will be honored in a special way during their 68th reunion with a tribute concert performed by the U.S. Air Force’s “Airmen of Note” at Wright State University’s Nutter Center April 17 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which is free to the public, will feature patriotic and World War II-era music. […]
Bahamas Day at Banyan
Banyan Air Service, at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), hosted the first annual Bahamas Day Feb. 20, for pilots who wanted information on flying to the Bahamas. Banyan transformed its hangar into the look and feel of the Bahamas. More than 30 exhibitors were on-sight, providing everything from hand-rolled cigars to Bahamian rum cake […]
DAC co-founder retires
Terry Armstrong, the COO and co-founder of DAC International, has announced his retirement from the company, which sells avionics and test equipment for corporate and general aviation, the airlines, and the military. Armstrong and Michael Crouch founded DAC International in 1981 in Austin, Texas. Armstrong served as COO through his tenure and was also responsible for […]
Mooney names new warranty and parts personnel
Mooney Airplane Co. has promoted Missy Dominguez to Warranty Manager, while Glenda Thompson replaces Dominguez as Supply Chain Specialist, which includes service parts support. Both positions are based at the factory in Kerrville, Texas. Dominguez joined Mooney in 1997. She served for more than 10 years in the service parts department in key roles, most […]
Women in Aviation conference kicks off
The 21st Annual Women in Aviation Conference kicks off today and runs through Feb. 27 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Buena Vista, Florida. The theme of this year’s conference is “Aviation: It’s a Small World.” Attendees are expected from more than a dozen countries worldwide, according to organizers. Speakers include FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt; […]
The world’s ‘strangest’ airports
Popular Science recently compiled a list of the 18 strangest airports in the world. Included is an airport that has an 18-hole golf course in the middle of its two runways, one with an ice runway, and one in the Alps that features a large hill in the middle of the runway. Making the list […]