The founder and creator of Fantasy of Flight, Kermit Weeks, received a Bronze IPPY Award in the 13th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards for his recently published children’s book, “All of Life is a School.” The aviation-themed children’s story is Weeks’ first published work. Weeks won the Bronze Award in the category “Children’s Books, Ages […]
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‘Master Aviation Educator’ debuts
Master Instructors LLC, creators of the Master Instructor Accreditation Program and the FAA-approved Master Instructor Continuing Education Program, has launched a new Master designation. The Master Aviation Educator (MAE) accreditation was developed to recognize those individuals who are working as aviation educators in industry, government, or the private sector but who do not hold FAA […]
Epic economic woes
Economic issues have forced Epic Aircraft to furlough staff and curtail activity at its Bend, Ore., build center, according to a report from Russ Niles, editor-in-chief at AVweb. Read his report here.
Arlington Fly-In kicks off
The 41st annual Arlington Fly-In opens today, July 8, and runs through Sunday, July 12, at the Arlington Municipal Airport in Washington. The event typically draws more than 1,000 aircraft and 60,000 aviation enthusiasts, making it the third largest sport aviation event in America. For more information: www.NWEAA.org.
Cyberattack hits FAA website
The Federal Aviation Administration’s website as among those targeted in this week’s cyberattack on major U.S. government departments and agencies. The attack involved thousands of computers worldwide infected with malicious software that instructed them to repeatedly try to access the targeted sites, a tactic designed to render the targeted sites inaccessible to legitimate users, The […]
Why all the noise at Falcon Field?
What’s at the root of noise complaints at historic Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz.? Business owners and pilots want to know, so are pushing for a study, the latest twist in an intense noise debate in that city. Read the Arizona Republic’s story at www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/07/06/20090706mr-noise0704.html
Model aircraft museum breaks ground on new education facility
A groundbreaking was held July 6 for a new education facility at the Academy of Model Aeronautics at the National Model Aviation Museum in Muncie, Ind. The museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of model aircraft, recently received a $152,000 bequest from Model Aviation Hall of Fame member Claude McCullough to enhance its educational […]
Allegro LSA: Made in USA
The Allegro Light Sport Aircraft will now be built in the USA by Allegro USA LLC. Formerly built by Fantasy Air in the Czech Republic, the Allegro has a new home in Roseburg, Oregon. “We believe in the Allegro and the USA Light Sport market, and will continue with our expansion of the Allegro for […]
Buy an LSA at the mall?
The Fresno Fashion Fair Mall in California will host an unusual display in its center court this week – an airplane. To reach a new audience, Central Valley Sport Planes Inc., located at Fresno’s Downtown Chandler Airport, is partnering with T-Bird Aviation and Remos Aircraft to display a new Remos LSA (pictured) at the mall’s […]