WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA and the U.S. Air Force are trying to find ways for more civilian flights to use airspace now off limits because of military operations. This has been done in the past and the two are now trying to agree on ways to make it permanent. It is hoped a permanent […]
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Flying the Boeing 40C
By ADDISON PEMBERTON, For General Aviation News What’s it like to fly a 1928 Boeing 40C? Since restoring this vintage plane, I’ve flown it for more than 130 hours, including a trip from New York to San Francisco in September 2008. The aircraft is very sturdy and gives one the feeling of great comfort and […]
Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary observed
The 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, when Allied forces flew thousands of tons of food to a city isolated by Soviet forces, will be observed this Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, with the arrival of a C-54 transport plane that helped save the people of Berlin from starvation at the American Airpower Museum at […]
Remos holds first school for mechanics
Eight Remos dealers and mechanics recently attended the first Remos Aero Technical Institute (ATI) Program, where they spent four days learning about the Remos GX airframe and another four learning about the Rotax engine that powers the LSA. The airframe portion included a section on FAA regulations and ASTM standards along with inspections, repairs and […]
30 years for Short Wing Piper Club
By KENNY BROWN, For General Aviation News A chance meeting of four Tri-Pacer owners one Sunday afternoon in the fall of 1978 at a Southeastern Pennsylvania grass strip inspired what was to become the Short Wing Piper Club (SWPC). The four, who had never met until this point, flew into the Van Sant Airport. Noticing […]
A new use for all those air show T-shirts
At the Cecil Field Airshow 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla., a quilt was displayed as an auction item to benefit the Alan Henley Foundation, formed after Henley, the flight leader of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured in a fall in his home. The April show was organized by his many friends in the air show […]
Ingersoll Rand donates tools to B-17 rebuild
Ingersoll Rand is donating nearly $15,000 in tools, as well as an air compressor, to support a B-17 rebuild project at the Champaign Air Museum in Urbana, Ohio. The majority of the parts for the rebuild project are being hand-made from original prints secured from the Library of Congress, according to Ingersoll Rand officials. Ingersoll […]
Express Aircraft returns
There are some aircraft designs that are just too good to let disappear, says Darrell Peterson, president of Composite Aircraft Technology LLC, which manufactures the mid-wing kit airplane known as the Express. “People may remember it as the Wheeler Express,” says Peterson, who purchased the company in 2007. He has spent the last two years […]
FAA unveils Hudson River changes
The FAA has moved quickly to announce proposed changes to the Hudson River corridor following the Aug. 8 collision between an aircraft and a tour helicopter, going beyond the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations. The proposed changes followed a report of the New York Airspace Task Force, chartered Aug. 14. The group’s work was conducted […]