Every Labor Day weekend, antiquers from all over the country pack their bags, load their airplanes (or autos) and head like homesick aviators to the Antique Airplane Association/Air Power Museum’s Invitational Fly-in at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa. It’s a low-key, grassroots fly-in, where airplanes fly from dawn to dusk, and old friends reunite, while […]
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Bill introduced to boost GA sales
Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas) introduced Oct. 15 a bill he says is designed to boost the sales of general aviation. Called the General Aviation Jobs Act, the bill would extend the current bonus depreciation allowance for another two years and shorten the recovery period for noncommercial aircraft property from five to three years, according to […]
Air shows coordinate schedules
Two major air shows, Sun ’n Fun and AERO Friedrichshafen, have coordinated their dates until 2020 so exhibitors can be present at both shows. Over the past few years, AERO in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and Sun ’n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, took place only a few days apart. “This was a problem for exhibitors at both […]
The Gilmore Red Lion
There is something about the Golden Age of aviation that makes homebuilders want to pay homage to those times. That’s certainly true of Mark Gilmore of Muncie, Ind., whose Marquart Charger MA-5 is done up in livery inspired by famed race pilot Roscoe Turner. Turner set several speed records and won air races in the […]
NextGen computer doesn’t keep up
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said a recent test of the computer system for the NextGen at the Salt Lake Center worked well with light traffic, but failed when traffic volume picked up. Called En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM), the system is the cornerstone of NextGen. NATCA officials say there are numerous bugs […]
The real world of bizav
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today published a new survey showing conclusively that some of the recent portrayals of business aviation are inconsistent with the true nature of the industry. The survey, conducted for GAMA and NBAA by Harris Interactive, depicts an industry in which the typical […]
Hangar 10 project enters Phase II at MKC
The new Hangar 10 aviation services complex at the Kansas City, Mo., Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) recently broke ground on Phase II of its construction project after being awarded a $3.5 million tax credit by the State of Missouri. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced the decision to award the tax credit based on […]
Maid of the Seas: An ocean-inspired RV
You probably wouldn’t think of a Van’s RV as a seaplane, unless you saw the one owned by Mike Rossum of Longwood, Fla. Rossum, a retired Pan American World Airways pilot, describes his RV-7A as part flying aquarium, part history lesson. “I wanted a fun airplane after I retired,” he explains. The airplane made its […]
House group calls for no user fees
Democrats and Republicans in the House are trying to keep user fees out of the President’s proposals for the 2011 budget. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) are circulating a letter, which is being signed by other members of the House, that calls for no […]