The newest edition of general aviation’s annual safety analysis is out, and for the first time, the AOPA Air Safety Foundation’s Joseph T. Nall Report examines helicopters and for-hire GA operations with aircraft weighing 12,500 lbs. or less. “The AOPA Air Safety Foundation has been telling the story of what went wrong for two decades,” […]
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Goodrich donates 1929 Taperwing to WACO Historical Society
Goodrich Corp.’s Aircraft Wheels and Brakes team in Troy, Ohio, has donated a 1929 WACO Model CTO “Taperwing” biplane, once owned by famous air racer Joe Mackey, to the WACO Historical Society. Brian Brandewie, president, Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes said, “Donating Joe Mackey’s Taperwing to the WACO Historical Society underscores the rich aerospace heritage […]
FAA launches NOTAM survey
The FAA System Operations Safety Management, Safety Assurance Group is conducting an assessment of the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system. As part of the assessment, the group has created an online questionnaire to gather input from frequent NOTAM users, including flight crews, schedulers and dispatchers. The objective of the assessment is to identify operational issues […]
Bishop Fun-Fly lives up to its name
The denizens of Bishop Municipal Airport (O7R) in Texas are more than just a collection of aviators renting hangar space at an isolated airport; they are an honest-to-goodness aviation community the likes of which needs to be seen in all our small county and municipal airports. That’s the beginning of a news story reported by […]
Clem Kramer’s Zenith CH 750: From first part to first flight in just a year
Clem Kramer was a man with a mission: He wanted to fly his homebuilt Zenith STOL CH 750 exactly one year after he began building it on Jan. 9, 2009. He received the airworthiness certificate for his homebuilt on Jan. 9 of this year, but the cold and blustery weather wasn’t conducive to a first […]
Help wanted: Hiring to pick up in 2010
Aviation companies plan to hire staff in 2010, according to a recent survey by JSfirm, an online employment site for the aviation industry. “Everyone wants to know what to expect this year, who will be hiring, for which type of positions and when,” said Sam Scanlon, managing partner. “About 80% of the companies surveyed expect […]
Spring Legislative Conference slated
Members of Congress, key congressional staff and agency leaders will join airport industry executives March 2-4 to discuss the latest legislative developments in aviation during the 2010 Spring Washington Conference co-sponsored by Airports Council International–North America (ACI-NA) and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). Speakers include: 9:10 a.m.: Members of Congress, including Thomas Petri […]
Man angry at IRS crashes plane into building
A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service launched a suicide attack on the agency, Feb. 18, by crashing his Piper Cherokee into an Austin, Texas, office building containing nearly 200 IRS employees. The pilot, Joseph Stack, 53, and one IRS employee were killed, according to an AP story. Craig Fuller, president of the […]
Top CAP cadets to gather in nation’s capital
The Civil Air Patrol’s top cadets from across the nation are gaining a head start in their public service careers by participating in the Civic Leadership Academy, from Feb. 20-27 in Washington, D.C. The CLA, an academically intense, interactive study of U.S. government in action, provides participants the opportunity to grow as citizens and young […]