Story and Photos By HOWARD LEVY Woody Saland’s career is all about jets, but when it’s time for fun, he’s all about flying low and slow. Saland is manager of technical programs for Teterboro, N.J.-based Falcon Jets, the U.S. division of the French Dassault organization that produces Falcon light jets and fighter aircraft. Besides dealing […]
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Pilots step up to help Haiti
While many pilots are helping with the disaster relief efforts in Haiti by donating funds, some have connected with organizations and started using their aircraft to help deliver supplies, according to a story at AOPA.org. The story notes that GA pilots are still asked to not fly into Port-au-Prince to avoid interfering with relief efforts […]
LZU may be privatized, setting stage for airlines
Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (LZU), Georgia’s fifth-busiest airport, may be privatized, setting the stage for commercial airline service at the GA airport, according to a story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A measure to privatize the airport was passed unanimously by the Gwinnett County Commission Jan. 19, but before privatization occurs, the county plans to study […]
IMC Clubs partners with SAFE
IMCClubs.org has formed an alliance with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE). In a Letter of Understanding, both groups agreed to “promote aviation safety awareness, training and instrument proficiency to all airmen.” Under this agreement SAFE will also promote member participation in the IMC Club movement. “It is a great milestone for us […]
Hi-def video mapping system debuts
Red Hen Systems has released its first High-Definition Video Mapping System. The new VMS-HD combines Red Hen’s VMS technology with the smallest HD Digital Video Recorder available today, designed by Convergent Design of Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to company officials. Weighing in at 1.4 pounds, the device records to two removable compact flash cards and […]
A family affair: The Culver Cadet is this family’s airplane
You’ve probably heard that the aviation gene runs in families. Very often it manifests as a preference for a particular aircraft. For the Morris family of Poplar Grove, Ill., the Culver Cadet is the “family” airplane. The two-place, low-wing aircraft, designed by Culver Aircraft employee Al Mooney circa 1939, has a semi-monocoque fuselage instead of […]
Donate cost of flight to help in Haiti
What can GA pilots do to help in Haiti? In a special message at AOPA.org, Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association President Craig Fuller notes that while all GA pilots want to jump in their aircraft and fly down to help, government officials and disaster experts say that’s not the best way to help right now. […]
Washington State eyes new aircraft tax
Washington State aircraft owners are rallying the troops to fight a new tax that could add hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars a year to their fixed costs. The proposed tax would levy a 1% excise tax based on the value of aircraft. Under the measure, a plane worth $100,000 would be taxed […]
DHL to donate former hub to Ohio community
Deutsche Post DHL and the Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) have reached a preliminary agreement for the donation of DHL’s former principal U.S. express hub to the community of Wilmington, Ohio, for redevelopment and future use of the site as an airport/commerce park. DHL and local officials hope to close the transaction before the end […]