Long-time CFI Carl Payson Dietz died June 22 in Oregon City, Ore. Dietz earned his private license in 1947 at the Scappoose Airport. After suffering a serious accident in the mid-1950s in the logging industry, he became a flight instructor and commercial pilot at the Hillsboro Airport. In 1964, he became the fixed base operator […]
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’40 Years of Soaring Success’
The Airport Area Business Association (AABA) in Oakland, Calif., will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a wine and food tasting Sept. 10th at the Oakland Aviation Museum. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Oakland Aviation High School at North Field. Established 40 years ago in the interest of developing the areas surrounding the Oakland […]
Partnership formed to research algae as aviation fuel
NASA is partnering with Seambiotic USA on an R&D program designed to use microalgae as aviation biofuel feedstock. Under the agreement, NASA Glenn Research Center and Seambiotic USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Seambiotic, will work together to improve production processes and to study and qualify algae oil from alternative species and production processes as […]
10 questions for EAA’s Tom Poberezny
As he prepares for this month’s EAA AirVenture, EAA Chairman and President Tom Poberezny sat down with the local Oshkosh newspaper to answer 10 questions, including which plane he’d most like to fly at this year’s show. Read it at: www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090703/OSH0107/907030633/1128/osh01/Ten-Questions-for-EAA-s-Tom-Poberezny
Blackhawk taps Patton for sales
Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. has named Bobby Patton as distributor program manager of the worldwide turboprop engine upgrade company, located in Waco, Texas. Patton was previously employed at Raisbeck Engineering as director of sales. Born in Oklahoma City, Patton has lived in Seattle for the past 16 years. He will remain based in Seattle, traveling extensively […]
Powered by the sun
Solar-powered aircraft were the focus of a special report on aviation in The New York Times by Michele Travierso, who details several projects, including one from Eric Raymond, a California resident who is developing the Sunseeker II. Read the full report at www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/business/global/15ravfuture.html
Get organized
Sporty’s Chart Book will put an end to fumbling through a 300-page approach chart book while trying to fly. With Sporty’s Chart Book, just slide the departure, destination, alternate and other approach plates into the plastic sleeves and you’re ready to go. The charts are protected from damage, and the entire book can be used […]
FATA conference deemed a success
The 63rd Florida Aviation Trades Association’s annual conference held late last month in Clearwater Beach was well-attended and the mood of attendees upbeat. More than 120 registrants gathered at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort to learn and socialize with their peers as “strategies to keep your company, employees and outlook positive” were discussed, according to […]
Malibu Owners Convention set
The Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) will hold its 19th annual convention Oct. 28-31 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The convention is open to all MMOPA members, vendors and aviation enthusiasts. The MMOPA convention has a long legacy of providing operators of Piper Malibu, Mirage, Matrix, Meridian, and JetPROP […]