By SCOTT MALTA, For General Aviation News “Scott, this is your official notification that we’ve had a pilot deviation.” As airport manager, I’ve heard these dreaded words from the air traffic manager of the control tower at Castle Airport in Merced, Calif., too many times. In fact, since opening the control tower in December 2006, […]
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Birds and planes: A deadly combination
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a potentially deadly combination. A Purdue University study of 10 Indiana GA airports found that animals can gain easy access to airports, increasing the likelihood of planes hitting those animals. The study by Gene Rhodes, a professor of forestry and natural resources, documented that animals found ways through […]
Scholarship recipients named
Three students, Nathanael “Nate” Hinton, Robert Klevgard, and Eric Beilman, will receive $2,000 in scholarship funds at the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame’s (WAHF) annual induction banquet this fall. Hinton will receive the $1000 Carl Guell Memorial Scholarship, named in memory of WAHF’s founder. Hinton is enrolled in the Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic program […]
Extended hours for WWI Dawn Patrol events
As part of the World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous weekend at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, the museum galleries, IMAX Theatre, gift shop and café will be open extended hours, with special evening events taking place Sept. 25 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Pilots and re-enactors from the World […]
Negotiations underway to increase airspace
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 […]
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 […]