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Homeland Security and U.S. Customs plans to increase screening of general aviation aircraft entering the United States could make cross-border travel much more difficult in the near future. That isn’t the intention, of course, but it falls into that broad regulatory category known as “unintended consequences.” Homeland Security has proposed a new GA security program […]

“Aviation is never static, always in motion, and in one direction: forward.” — GAN guest columnist Steve Bill Hanshew “A friend said ‘you’ve gotta meet this girl — she’s cute and single and she has a better plane than you.’” — Air show performer Steve Oliver on how he met his wife of 26 years, […]

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton has become home to the only F-22A Raptor on permanent public display. The Raptor was one of nine built for engineering and development testing in 1999. The museum’s restoration team restored the F-22, painting it to represent those flown by the 1st Fighter Wing, based […]

The Bahamas Habitat Fly-In and Help-Out, slated for March 6-9, is looking for pilots who are interested in volunteering their aircraft for transportation, as well as their labor to help local residents restore their homes and improve living conditions. “Living in paradise is not without its drawbacks,” states John Armstrong, chairman of the Bahamas Habitat […]

A new radio network devoted to aviation debuted Feb. 1. The Aviation Radio Network broadcasts via the Internet. The network’s founders also are “pursuing radio stations countrywide to carry our broadcast,” said Derrick Beeler, president. The network’s first show is “This Week in Aviation,” a two-hour program consisting of news, current events, technical tips, a […]

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum and the Commemorative Air Force (formerly Confederate Air Force) have reached an agreement to get the world’s only airworthy B-29 back in the air. Jim Cavanaugh has pledged $1.2 million to rebuild the engines on “FIFI,” the CAF’s B-29. “This sponsorship, together with additional donations from CAF members, should go a […]

The Western Museum of Flight recently moved to the Torrance Municipal Airport (TOA), also known as Louis Zamperini Field, in California. The museum specializes in the history of aerospace technology development, with particular emphasis on the origins and growth of the industry in southern California. Aircraft displays, photographs and other historical documents and materials are […]

The No. 1 AirCam has been accepted into the permanent collection of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Designed by Phil Lockwood, the AirCam is a twin-engine, light aircraft originally commissioned by The National Geographic Society for aerial photography missions. In mid-2006 Lockwood regained ownership of the Air-Cam design, which had been held by Leza […]

Have you ever been to an air show or fly-in where the experience was so bad that it wouldn’t matter if your favorite air show performer and every airworthy warbird in the United States was scheduled to be there — and giving free rides — you STILL wouldn’t go back? It happens. It’s the little […]