The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s Airport Support Network (ASN) recently passed the 2,000 volunteer mark, the organization said on March 20. “The volunteers are AOPA’s eyes and ears at America’s community airports, helping the Frederick, Md.-based national organization stay informed about local airport issues,” said AOPA President Craig L. Fuller. The 2,000th volunteer is […]
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Mojave Air and Space Port: A bright spot in a gloomy economy
Super-secret aircraft. Mysterious, unannounced test flights. “Black hangars” where few are granted entry. That’s the attraction and mystique of Mojave Air and Space Port, home to the world’s most eclectic collection of experimental aircraft, cowboy aviators and rebel engineers ever assembled by private enterprise. Read the full story at: www.bakersfield.com/102/story/715963.html
Flying Farmers take off
Robert B. Noll fell in love with flying as a farm boy. “I watched the airplanes,” the 88-year-old Lancaster man said. “Barnstormers were doing fancy stunts.” Joining them in the skies must have seemed as far-fetched as a cow jumping over the moon. But after World War II, Noll learned to fly and bought a […]
Educational ‘air camp’ in the works
Supporters of a concept to establish an educational “air camp” intended to attract children to careers in aviationhave an advantage: prior proponents have already laid groundwork. The business leaders, educators and aviation enthusiasts pushing the idea of a camp that would be based in Dayton, Ohio, are building on preparatory work done in recent years, […]
e-flight-expo debuts
The first e-flight-expo will take off April 2-5 at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany. The expo will showcase the newest engineering developments in modern, environmentally-friendly aviation propulsion systems, according to organizers, who explain the “e” stands for electrical, ecological and evolutionary. Expected to fly at the event – weather permitting, of course – is an ultralight […]
‘Donate, Raffle and Fly’ for Honor Flight Network
The Honor Flight Network has flown or driven some 18,000 World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial, since its dedication four years ago, according to Judy Lemmons, director of public relations and protocol for the organization. The Honor Flight Network is a volunteer group that takes World War II veterans to […]
Obama wants to disarm airline pilots
The Obama administration is quietly taking steps to shut down the program that qualifies commercial airline pilots to carry firearms in jetliner cockpits in order to ward off another 9/11-type attack, according to a March 18 Newsmax story by David A. Patten. The administration recently diverted $2 million from a program to train and certify […]
ASA debuts Learn To Fly blog
ASA’s new blog is dedicated to helping people who are learning to fly, as well as those interested in learning. At LearnToFlyBlog.com readers will find tips, tricks and stories about becoming a pilot from featured ASA authors Greg Brown, Laurel Lippert, David Diamond, Paul Hamilton, and other contributing experts, as they share their flying wisdom […]
Technician indicted for selling stolen aircraft parts
An aircraft maintenance technician who worked for Cessna Aircraft has been charged with selling stolen aircraft parts. A news release from the U.S. Department of Justice Kansas District, alleges that Diego Alejandro Paz Teran tried to sell stolen aircraft parts on eBay from August 2008 to Jan. 30, 2009. In November of 2008, an employee […]