The blending of two passions, flying and music, has led to the birth of a new group called Flying Musicians Association, Inc. Founded by two pilot/musicians, John Zapp and Aileen Hummel, the group’s goal is to encourage, promote, educate and support these two passions among those who share them. “I have met several pilots who […]
News
Mid-Continent Instruments offers face-to-face customer service
Pat Napolitano has returned to Mid-Continent Instruments as an outside sales representative. Napolitano will directly support Mid-Continent’s 45-year history of providing responsive, one-on-one customer service. He will enhance communication and further cultivate relationships through face-to-face, on-site visits with friends and customers. With more than 20 years of experience and a strong aviation background, Napolitano’s expertise […]
A nice tribute to Harrison Ford
The June 29 issue of All Things Aviation includes a nice tribute to Harrison Ford, best known to the general public as an actor but well known to general aviation as a pilot and current leader of the Young Eagles program. “Harrison Ford has taken flying the way it should be taken, in baby steps,” […]
ISU team second in all-women Air Race Classic
Indiana State University aviation team members Jessica L. Campbell and Victoria Dunbar placed second over-all in the recent 2,359-nautical-mile, all-women Air Race Classic, taking the top collegiate honors. First place over-all went to Kelly Burris, an attorney from Michigan, and Erin Recke, who finished “just 0.933 ahead of us, so just one point separated first […]
NY lawmakers seek to save Airpower Museum
A senator and congressman are trying to save the American Airpower Museum, located in a hangar at Republic Airport on Long Island, according to a June 29 Newsday report. The museum is imperiled by a plan to build a safety apron at the end of a runway to give planes more space to stop in […]
Celebrate freedom to fly on Fourth of July
This Independence Day, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is encouraging everyone who already knows the freedom of the skies to share the experience with someone who doesn’t. “We want you to celebrate your freedom to fly by introducing it to others,” said AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller on June 29. “Leonardo da […]
GA fees threaten Angel Flight
Legislation proposed by the Obama administration could ground life-changing non-profit Angel Flight, reported Springfield, Missouri television station KSPR on June 27. Angel Flight is a group of volunteer pilots who fly people with serious injuries and illnesses, “many of them children right here in the Ozarks, to hospitals that offer the treatment they need,” the […]
WASP Annie Lawrence dead at 84
Annie “Belle” Lawrence, who died June 24 at the age of 84, was 17 when she earned her pilot license before she had a driver’s license. As a youngster, she saw airplanes buzz over her grandparents’ farm near Lakewood, Georgia, as they landed on a nearby dirt strip. They inspired a passion for aviation in […]
Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life
In the small airport lounge at the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho, Ray Arnold fulfills the wish lists of those who live and work along the only backcountry air mail route left in the lower 48 states, wrote Associated Press reporter Jessie Bonner on June 28. Arnold Aviation employees wheel cardboard boxes into […]