The Hualapai Nation tribal police have cited a pilot for flying his ultralight over tribal lands near the Gand Canyon, according to a Jan. 22 report by Cyndy Cole in the Arizona Daily Sun. After flying over the western Grand Canyon, pilot Lionel De Antoni landed to find that his motor home had been towed […]
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‘Plane Dollars & Sense’ seminar slated
An aviation workshop and seminar, “Plane Dollars & Sense,” will be held Jan. 31 in Long Beach. During the seminar, a panel of experts will discuss legal, insurance, investment and sales/use tax issues for pilots and aircraft owners. The seminar, slated from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be at the Linehan Aviation Hanger at […]
Reel Stuff Film Festival takes off again in Dayton
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will host its Second Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation March 12-15 in Dayton, Ohio. Reel Stuff screenings, held at various theater venues throughout the four-day festival, will celebrate the diverse and colorful world of aviation as depicted through invited Hollywood studio productions and independent documentaries, according […]
Royce honored by International Council of Air Shows
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recently presented Ralph Royce with its Sword of Excellence, which recognizes outstanding service, individual achievement and personal contributions to the air show industry. Royce is best known as the Wings Over Houston Airshow air boss, but his numerous other achievements include his role as air show operations instructor, […]
Goodrich donates wind tunnel to ISU
Goodrich Corp.’s Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville, Minn., has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel will be the university’s first wind tunnel to be able to perform icing physics research and will be housed in Iowa State’s wind simulation and testing (WiST) laboratory. The WiST lab is a […]
Cirrus CEO to speak in Atlanta
What does the future hold for Cirrus Design and the aviation industry? Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier will touch on these topics when he addresses the Atlanta Aero Club, Jan. 20. Klapmeier, along with his brother Dale, founded Cirrus Design in 1984. The mid-wing kit evolved into certified mass-produced single-engine aircraft. First there was the SR20, […]
Lake Aircraft assets for sale
Revo Inc. is offering for sale the assets of Lake Aircraft, an FAA-certified single-engine amphibious airplane. Revo is selling all the intellectual property and equipment needed to manufacture the Lake Renegade, Seafury and Seawolf airplanes, according to company officials. Assets include the FAA Type Certificate (#1A13), global manufacturing and marketing rights, component and assembly tooling, […]
Cessna employees brace for more layoffs
2009 is starting out on a sour note for employees of Cessna Aircraft Co., who have been warned about another round of layoffs. According to Cessna spokesman Doug Oliver, on Jan. 6 CEO Jack Pelton sent an e-mail to staff “in which he outlined the worsening economic situation and noted that because of that worsening […]
Lynne Osmus to become acting FAA Administrator
Career FAA executive Lynne A. Osmus will become acting FAA Administrator when Bobby Sturgell, the current acting administrator, leaves at the end of the Bush administration, Jan. 20. Sturgell named Osmus Acting Deputy Administrator on Jan. 6. “This speaks very well to the transition planning,” said AOPA President Craig Fuller. “Lynne is the FAA’s liaison […]