You may have heard the jokes about “Why airplanes are better than women.” George Artigas from Pembroke Pines, Fla., has a shirt that outlines the argument and what better place to wear it than at an air show like Sun ‘n Fun? According to Artigas, the shirt does generate chuckles from some people, but caused […]
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A different kind of hangar dance
What do you get when you supply local celebrities with dance lessons and invite them to a hangar dance? You get an aviation museum fund raiser, of course. For the second year in a row, the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Wash., is holding its Dancing with the Stars fund raiser. “We did it last […]
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“Rock your wings with gusto.” — Instructions for acknowledging the tower in the NOTAM for the EAA Fly-in in Arlington, Wash., July 11- 15. “As they have in the past, airlines attempt to blame others for their own flight delays.” — Ken Mead, former inspector general of the Department of Transportation, on new ads by […]
Talk about your early birds! Woodpecker Tiger Moth arrives months, yes months, before the big show
When you fly a light vintage airplane, you have to factor in lots of extra time when you want to be some place. For Sun ‘n Fun fly-in attendees Tom Dietrich and Steve Gray of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that extra time meant leaving home several months in advance. You read that right: Months. “We tried […]
Having trouble? If you can’t reach flight service, you have options
.You can not only check weather, but file flight plans through DTC DUAT (DUAT.com) or CSC DUATS (DUATS.com). Both companies are approved by the FAA as weather sources and — perhaps more important — are independent of the FSS. You can go online to get continuously updated weather information and file, and close, flight plans. […]
Who should be in charge? AOPA’s Boyer debates airlines’May over control of the airways
The fight over how to fund the FAA is, in reality, an argument about who will control the national air transportation system, stated AOPA President Phil Boyer during a debate late last month with James May, the Air Transport Association’s chief lobbyist. During the debate, held at the Aero Club of Washington, Boyer laid out […]
Dolittle Raiders gather to sign new print
Military artist William S. Phillips and surviving Doolittle Raiders Col. William Bowers, Lt. Colonel Richard E. Cole, Lt. Colonel Frank Kappeler, Lt. Colonel Edward Saylor, MSgt. Edwin Horton Jr., Thomas Griffin and David J. Thatcher gathered in Washington, D.C., over Memorial Day weekend to commemorate one of the most famous aviation events of World War II […]
FAA proposes longer repack cycles for parachutes
Skydivers, parachutists, and pilots who wear parachutes soon will be allowed to go longer between mandated parachute inspection and repacking. The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to change the regulations and allow reserve parachutes and emergency parachutes to go 180 days between required repacks by FAA-certificated parachute riggers. The agency still […]
Soaring Society of America celebrates 75 years
The Soaring Society of America will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a display of vintage and modern gliders at AirVenture 2007 in Oshkosh. Volunteer members of the Soaring Society of America will be available to explain all aspects of soaring, glider licenses and places to take a ride or begin instruction during the fly-in from […]