The Tucson Airport Authority Board of Directors recently approved the 2009 Ryan Airfield (RYN) Master Plan update, which calls for $80 million in improvements over the next 20 years. Ryan Airfield is a general aviation airport located approximately 12 miles west of Tucson International Airport (TIA). It was created in 1942 by the Ryan School […]
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W.Va. CAP crew locates wreckage of missing plane
An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron has located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport Nov. 23 for Virginia. The crew spotted the Piper about 9:40 a.m. five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station. The crash site was confirmed about 1:30 […]
Common man’s airport
Kalispell City Airport in Montana is not the domain of the rich and famous. According to a story at Daily Inter Lake.com, it’s used by local business people, search-and-rescue volunteers, hobby pilots and, local pilots argue, middle-class folks who depend on accessible runways for small aircraft. Yet airport supporters find themselves under fire from a […]
Largest private hangar in Idaho opens
Aero Mark, an FBO located Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) in Idaho, has opened its new FBO and hangar building, dubbed Aero Mark XL. The new building, the largest privately owned aircraft hangar in Idaho according to FBO officials, features 30,000 square feet of hangar and 12,000 square feet of office space and amenities. The […]
Rare Hamilton Metalplane up for auction
One of the rarest classic aircraft in the world, a fully-restored 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 (serial No. 65), will be sold during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale on Jan. 18-24, 2010. The historic Metalplane was No. 22 of only 29 built and is the only airworthy example of its type in […]
Full gas tanks could stop many crashes
An AP story out of Des Moines, Iowa, takes a look at the problem of pilots crashing because they run out of fuel. The story notes that National Transportation Safety Board officials are baffled by the frequency with which pilots run out of gas. In the past five years, according to the NTSB, fuel exhaustion […]
Four to bid for Epic
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Epic Aircraft continues to wind its way through the courts and the next hearing is set for Dec. 7 in Portland, according to a report from AVweb. Interim CEO Christopher Sanders told AVweb there are four bidders vying to buy the company, including one established aircraft manufacturer. Read the full […]
Courtesy celebrates milestones
Over the past 50 years, Courtesy Aircraft Sales has earned a reputation as a leader in warbird sales. Recently the company celebrated two milestones: Selling 100 North American AT-6s (also known as SNJs or Harvards) and 30 North American P-51 Mustangs in the past decade. Considering the rarity of these ex-military aircraft, this is one […]
FAA bans takeoffs with ‘polished frost’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA now prohibits takeoffs with “polished frost” — frost buffed to make it smooth — on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft. The new rules are effective Jan. 30, 2010. Frost can affect the aerodynamics of wings and control surfaces, and the safest action is to […]