“Send Dad to the sky this Father’s Day,” the Pilot Journey organization suggested in a May 21 news release. “It might not be like flying to the moon, but the experience of a first-time aviation flight lesson is just about the closest thing to heaven that a son or daughter could ever give Dad on […]
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Michigan considering fuel tax hike – again
Feeling the economic pinch of the recession, Michigan’s legislature is considering a proposal to increase the excise tax on fuels across the board, including aviation fuel. A similar effort was quashed last year when the state’s aircraft owners and pilots objected strongly to having a disproportionate tax burden forced on them The latest proposal would […]
Stories that Fly
Two of the top programs at Ohio’s Kent State University – the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the College of Technology’s Aeronautics Program – have teamed to create Stories that Fly, a web-based magazine that promises to take journalism to new heights, while telling the story of aviation and the legions of people […]
Love is in the air at Sporty’s
It was a day of celebration at Sporty’s at Ohio’s Clermont County Airport May 2 as Sporty’s hosted its first wedding reception for newlyweds Keith and Jennifer (Thacker) Landrum. Keith, who is an assistant chief instructor for Sporty’s, has been with the company since 2004. Sporty’s Palmer Hangar was transformed into an elegant setting for […]
Lectures by air show performer Mike Goulian and F-16 pilots slated
Air show performer Mike Goulian will present an educational lecture June 3 at Manitowoc Airport in Wisconsin, just before the Thunder on the Lakeshore air show. During the lecture, Goulian will show off the “inside” of his new Extra 330SC, while F-16 pilots will share insights on military training. The lecture, which will be at […]
“James Bond” to fly LoPresti Fury May 22-24
James Bond’s stand-in pilot, J.W. “Corkey” Fornof, will be sporting the sleek LoPresti Fury at the Mid-Atlantic Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention at the Lumberton, N.C., Municipal Airport, May 22 through 24. Fornof and his father, J.W. “Bill” Fornof, flew matching bronze-colored Bearcats in a world-famous two ship air show, but for the May 22-24 […]
ARSA rallies members on FAA reauthorization
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association has issued a call to members to get on the phone, fax machine or e-mail to press Congress for a change in an FAA reauthorization bill requirement affecting U.S. repair stations that work on European aircraft. According to ARSA, the bill “will severely damage the competitive balance enjoyed by domestic […]
Canadian Aviation Heritage Center opens May 23
The Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, opens to the public on May 23, according to a news release from the organization. The Centre’s goal is to preserve Quebec’s civil and military aviation history. Its opening coincides with the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. Aircraft on display include a 1909 Bleriot XI […]
Roy Haggard named to Rogallo Hall of Fame
Roy Haggard, the chief technologist and founder of Vertigo, Inc., was inducted into the Rogallo Foundation‘s Hall of Fame on May 17 for his innovative contributions to the development of aviation. Haggard has been involved in low-speed flight technology since the 1970s. In 1980, he designed and introduced a hang glider known as the UP […]