U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recently committed to a week of floor time in March to debate reauthorization of the FAA. The agency has been running on temporary reauthorization since 2007. While the House passed a reauthorization bill last year, it was held up in the Senate. Alphabet groups, such as the National […]
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Is G100UL the answer to our avgas problem?
George Braly and Tim Roehl may have solved a problem that’s been plaguing the aircraft industry and the Environmental Protection Agency for years. Braly and Roehl, owners of General Aviation Modifications, Inc. at Ada Municipal Airport, say they have formulated an unleaded piston-engine-aircraft fuel that may revolutionize the industry because it produces the same octane […]
Tickets for Doolitte Raiders dinner available March 1
A limited number of tickets for a dinner with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders during their 68th Reunion will go on sale to the public on March 1 at 9 a.m. The dinner, which will be held on April 16 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Modern Flight Gallery, will begin with cocktails […]
Elliott tapped to head Mooney Factory Service Center
Mooney Airplane Co. has named John Elliott senior manager, Factory Service Center. Formerly the director of manufacturing support with responsibility for manufacturing engineering, tooling, NC programming and maintenance, he now leads the maintenance, retrofit and repair work of the service center based at the factory. A native of Lancashire, UK, Elliott first served as a […]
NATA names award winners
The National Air Transportation (NATA) will bestow two of its highest honors, the William A. “Bill” Ong Memorial Award and the NATA Award for Distinguished Service, during its annual Industry Excellence Awards Dinner, slated for April 21 in Washington, D.C. Gary Driggers, long-time executive at Midcoast Aviation, has been selected as this year’s recipient for […]
Flight school launched iSite
Norwood Flight Academy at Norwood Memorial Airport in Massachusetts has launched a new iSite. A news feed, as well as information on student accomplishments, is available on the iSite, which is accessible through the iPhone web browser. Basic information about the school and an e-mail contact form are also accessible from this site, according to […]
Looks like a flying motorcycle
Catching lots of looks at this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, was the Revo — that’s short for “Revolution” — a flying trike. The weight-shift control aircraft is built by Evolution Trikes of Grand Rapids, Mich., in the same factory that builds powered parachutes. For more information: EvolutionTrikes.com.
Is that metal?
One of the more confusing aircraft at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo was the Warner Aerocraft Sportster. At first glance people thought it was a one-place vintage metal airplane, but closer inspection revealed that the fuselage is made of fabric. The design can be converted to a single place aircraft by changing out the canopy. […]
Knickerbocker’s 1943 time machine
“I decided that I wanted to have some fun after all these years.” That’s how Shawn Knickerbocker of Jacksonville, Fla., explains his decision to buy a 1943 SNJ-5. Knickerbocker, who has been a pilot for 40 years, doing everything from flying for the U.S. Customs Service in Blackhawk helicopters to being a pilot examiner, acquired […]