George Luck, a six-time Master CFI, was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus status. A retired Air Force officer, Luck is an instructor with the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (www.BPPP.org) and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Seattle FSDO area. A resident of Everett, Wash., he was granted his initial Master CFI accreditation in 1999. […]
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University develops alert system to prevent mid-air collisions
Researchers at the University of Kansas in Kansas say they have perfected an acoustic vector sensing system for general aviation that might have helped prevent the fatal collision between a helicopter and a passenger plane over New York’s Hudson River Aug. 9. The university’s application for a patent on the system is in process. Using […]
Scenes from the Rocky Mountain Fly-In
Sporty’s Foundation awards scholarships
The Sporty’s Foundation recently awarded three scholarships to students in the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program. The scholarships were awarded to the top three incoming sophomore students: Abdelaziz Akkoub ($15,000); Sophie Gilgean ($10,000); and Patrick Spare ($5000). The University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program combines two years of college general studies with flight training. […]
Time introduced to NextGen test flights
The element of “time” will be introduced in flight demonstrations by FAA and Embry Riddle. The systems that manage flights today employ three dimensions: altitude, latitude and longitude. A fourth dimension – time – will be introduced in demonstrations beginning later this year under a new agreement reached between FAA and Embry Riddle’s aviation consortium. […]
Eclipse rises again
A federal bankruptcy judge in Albuquerque approved a $40 million offer from Eclipse Aerospace for Eclipse Aviation, the former builder of Eclipse 500 very light jets. According to an Aviation International News story, Eclipse Aerospace has already hired about 15 engineers, managers and other staff, said Mason Holland, president and CEO of Eclipse Aerospace, and […]
FORE! Watch for golf balls on final
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports the “FAA wants driving range near Venice (Florida) airport closed”. It is rather odd to read an airport story from this angle. There is no mention, in the story itself, of restricting operations of the airport in any way. Reporter Terry O’Connor does cite some airport lease questions from the […]
Goulian wins Red Bull Air Race in Budapest
Michael Goulian won the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest on Thursday. Britain’s Paul Bonhomme grabbed second place and knocked Austrian Hannes Arch out of the championship lead in a battle over the Danube River in front of a national holiday crowd of 650,000. American Kirby Chambliss grabbed third place, which dropped Arch into fourth […]
MarionStar.com: General aviation a crucial driver of local economies
Niel Ritchie of Minneapolis, writes in a letter to the editor to the Marion (Ohio) Star that, “Your recent article on stimulus money used for small airports (“Gov’t watchdog questions airport stimulus projects,” 8/11) neglects to mention the overall benefits these small airports provide to small towns and rural communities across the country.” Read the […]