The Rocky Mountain EAA Regional Fly-In (RMRFI) has launched its new website (RMRFI.org). The new design incorporates all the elements of an EAA Regional Fly-In, including simplification of the registration process (for volunteers and vendors), communication of event information to pilots and the general public, lodging and activity information and recognition of partners and sponsors. […]
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Jacksonville anti-airplane ordinance to be revised: Pilots to work with councilman to rework law
A showing by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association during a Feb. 27 meeting of the Jacksonville, Fla., City Council has prompted the councilman who penned Ordinance 2006-543-E to rework the measure. The ordinance, which was adopted last summer, bars anyone from building, repairing, testing, operating, modifying, or altering flying craft or airboats anywhere on […]
The new Houston Exective Airport boasts a 5000′ runway
Newly opened Houston Executive Airport will host its inaugural Barbecue Fly-In Saturday, March 31. The free event is slated from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new airport, located just west of Houston, boasts a 5,000-foot runway.
PBY in Lake Mead now open to divers
Divers who enjoy exploring submerged airplane wrecks have a new target in Lake Mead, Nevada. The National Park Service (NPS) has released the location of a submerged PBY Catalina. The plane sits in two sections approximately 190 feet below the surface in the Boulder Basin Area of the lake. Because of the depth it is […]
Texas pilot flies milestone RV
When San Antonio pilot Steve Fromhals took his RV-8 for its first flight Feb. 14, he had no idea it was a milestone flight. When he submitted his first flight report, he learned that his was the 5,000th RV to take to the air. Later that day, another report was received, bringing the total to […]
Florida flight instructor airms for space. Forget lemonade stands! How abou tthe Internet as a way to raise funds?
Ben Riecken, a 25-year-old flight instructor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, wants to be one of the first people to become a space tourist. Since that’s difficult to do on a flight instructor’s salary, he’s trying to raise some supplemental income by selling ads on his new website, MyTripInSpace.com. Place your ad […]
Young Eagles not affected by new tour rules
A new air tour rule released by the FAA will not apply to Young Eagles flights, according to officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association. Lobbying by EAA’s top officials led the FAA to “move towards a positive solution,” according to EAA President Tom Poberezny. “Everyone we met with at FAA assured us that there was […]
Washington’s Blaine Municipal Airport to close: Lack of funds for master plan cited as main reason
Usually the creation of a master plan is thought of as a tool to help protect an airport. But as airport officials at Blaine Municipal Airport/Dierks Field (4W6) in Blaine, Wash., have learned, a master plan — or rather a lack of federal funding for one — can lead to an airport closing. “The issue […]
BUT COULD IT BEAT A CAR?
While modern air races pit airplanes against airplanes, like Reno favorite “Dago Red,” early air races had airplanes racing against cars — with the cars winning most of the time. The ‘good old days’ of racing The very first air races were not races between airplanes, but rather races between airplanes and automobiles. It was […]