Lycoming Engines has donated eight engines and engine stands to the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute in northern New York, to give the school’s students hands-on piston engine experience during their training. Dennis Racine, Lycoming’s director of marketing and customer leadership, explained: “The future of our industry rests with the next generation of aviators and technicians. The […]
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Hamilton, Fort Benton at DigiWx
Two more airports in Montana have installed the Belfort DigiWx II AWOS automated weather observation system. Both airports, Ravalli County Airport (6S5) at Hamilton and Fort Benton Airport (79S) at Fort Benton, will use the system as the primary weather reporting station. The system reports wind speed, wind direction and wind gusts, temperature, relative humidity, […]
Embry-Riddle teams with Zero Gravity Corp. on weightless flights
Researchers, teachers and students will have access to weightless and variable-gravity conditions under a new agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Zero Gravity Corp. (Zero-G). Embry-Riddle and Zero-G will work together to integrate weightless flights and space science workshops for K-12 teachers, develop programs for high school and college students, and expand microgravity, lunar gravity […]
Raisbeck receives Pathfinder Award
Raisbeck Engineering’s founder and CEO, James Raisbeck, recently received the Pathfinder Award from Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The award honors individuals from the Pacific Northwest who have significantly contributed to aeronautics and astronautics. Raisbeck was cited for his numerous contributions to the safety and performance of aircraft and his influence on many business aircraft designs. […]
One last push to find Fossett before winter arrives
As winter weather moves into northwestern Nevada, the search for adventurer Steve Fossett is getting help from a high-tech, high-altitude mapping system. Fossett disappeared Sept. 3 while flying a Super Decathlon over the area. No trace of the millionaire adventurer or his airplane have been found, despite an intensive search involving law enforcement, volunteers, the […]
Wings Club donates $50,000 to CAN
The Wings Club recently donated $50,000 to Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity that arranges free flights to treatment for cancer patients by using empty seats on business aircraft. The donation is in recognition of CAN’s 25 years of service, according to John Slattery, president of the Wings Club.
GA pitches in to help fight Southern California fires
The fires burning in southern California impacted virtually every aspect of aviation. The fires began the weekend of Oct. 20 and grew exponentially when pushed by gale-force Santa Ana winds. Fire officials stated that one of the fires was started by a downed power line and at least one other may have been set deliberately, […]
Evergreen Museum honors five
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum recently inducted five more honorees into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor: General Staryl C. Austin, Jr., Colonel Lawrence E. Campbell. Jr., Colonel James Church, Major General Chester E. McCarty and Nevilles E. “Jim” Walker.
FAA says proposed Ferris wheel near Teterboro is too high
The construction of an entertainment complex near Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey has caught the attention of the FAA because of the height of some of the proposed rides. The amusement park’s intended location is just three miles from the airport and under the approach path to the runways. The developer, Colony Capital, has […]