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The Alliance for Aviation Across America, unveiled April 10, is a new and encouragingly diverse coalition of aviation enthusiasts and professionals, airport authorities, FBOs, civic organizations representing rural and agriculture voices, city, county and state officials, economic development entities, non-profit organizations, small and mid-size businesses and others representing small and rural communities. Not all of […]

Not worried about the user fee and fuel tax hike proposed in the FAA reauthorization bill? Maybe this will change your mind. An AOPA official recently completed several flights in Europe, where user fees already exist. Here are a few of his sobering findings: It costs nearly $20,000 to obtain a private pilot’s certificate in […]

Wayne Boggs, long-time air traffic control supervisor at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, has replaced former astronaut Greg Harbaugh as operations director for Sun ‘n Fun, the event’s number two job. Boggs joined Sun ‘n Fun in the fall of last year. Boggs says the job “is really a dream come true.” Harbaugh, who left Sun […]

The FAA wants to lengthen the duration of certain medical certificates. In a Notice of Proposed Rule Making published April 10, the FAA proposes that third class medicals for pilots under the age of 40 go from three years to five years, while first class medicals would go from six months to a year. The […]

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, some 60 miles up the picturesque Hudson Valley from New York City, is in a setting that Rip van Winkle would have recognized. Indeed, you might think you’re having a somewhat updated Rip van Winkle experience of your own if you’re there on a weekend, for at such times World War I […]

In 2005, NASA teamed with the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation to host the Personal Air Vehicle Centennial Challenge (PAV CC), a $250,000 annual flight competition for small aircraft. “PAV CC is modeled after the ‘X Prize’ and embodies NASA’s commitment to the first ‘A’ in NASA: Aeronautics,” explained CAFE President Brien Seeley. As […]

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has unveiled its annual list detailing the Most Memorable Aviation Records of the previous year. Each year NAA tracks dozens of aviation record attempts, certifying new records as the official record keeper for United States aviation and ratifying them with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the world air sports federation. Here […]

The Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Ore., had an unexpected — and unwelcome — early morning guest March 19 when a man broke into the facility. According to Captain Dennis Marks of the McMinnville Police Department, 19-year-old Gerald Lahey, a transient, smashed a window in the rear of the museum to gain access to the […]

You may have heard the saying, “Proper planning prevents poor performance.” They certainly have at DuPage Airport (DPA) in West Chicago. Careful planning has helped make the airport one of the key economic engines in the Chicago area. It didn’t happen overnight, notes Michael Masciola, director of business development and marketing for the DuPage Airport […]