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. […]
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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 […]
First Angel Flight mission flown in Eclipse 500
The first Angel Flight in an Eclipse 500 was recently completed. Arranged by Angel Flight West, the mission was to fly a patient from El Monte, Calif., back to her home near Chico. Flown in a newly delivered Eclipse 500, the flight was completed in an hour and 20 minutes. The mission was piloted by […]
Rent airplanes? Website makes comparison shopping a breeze
Four years ago Chris Archer walked onto the San Carlos Airport (SQL) in northern California with the intent of becoming a pilot. The first step was to find a flight school. It was almost an overwhelming task, he recalled. “I drove up to the airport and there were all these flight schools,” he said. “I […]
Congress demands 90-day reports on FSS
The many problems pilots have had with the new Lockheed Martin Flight Service Stations have led Congress to ask for progress reports. In a letter to Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, has asked the Department of Transportation to submit a progress report every 90 days […]