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The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women pilots has launched a worldwide fundraising campaign. Through it’s “Wings for History” endowment fund, the Oklahoma City museum is asking for support through donations of airplanes. Helen Holbird of Oklahoma City, a member of the Ninety-Nines, was the first to donate an aircraft. Money from the sale of her Cessna […]

The remains of a World War II airman found atop a California glacier have been identified as Leo Mustonen, 22, of Brainerd, Minn. Mustonen was one of four cadets killed when their AT-7 navigational trainer went off course and crashed during a training flight Nov. 18, 1942. Hikers in King County National Park discovered Mustonen’s […]

The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has added its voice in opposition to the Washington, D.C., ADIZ. In comments filed Feb. 6 — the last day for the public to comment on the FAA proposal to make the Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) permanent — the agency urged the FAA to get […]

The Air Creation Tanarg and GTE 912 have become the first trikes certified as Special Light Sport Aircraft. The trikes are manufactured by Kemmeries Ultralight Aviation of Peoria, Ariz.

Ken Anderson, a software developer from White Plains, N.Y., has been an AirShares customer since 2002. Before joining the fractional program he owned a Piper Arrow and a Saratoga, but found that he did not fly enough to make ownership worthwhile. “I was flying maybe 100 hours a year and, with the cost of maintenance […]

Free admission and a new exhibit hall are just a few of the changes visitors will find at the 2006 Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show. The show takes place Feb. 25-26 at the Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Wash. “You can thank some of our sponsors, namely Weather Works, Air BP, the Aircraft Owners and […]

Pilots who fly near Springfield, Mo., should draw an X through Airpark South (2K2) on their sectionals. The airport was closed Jan. 1 because it was determined that the 2,800-foot runway is unsafe. Unimproved since the 1950s, the runway is uneven and has cracks in the asphalt. “It is a liability issue,” said Gary Cyr, […]

There comes a time when rental airplanes no longer satisfy your needs. You’d like to buy something, but since the cost of a well-equipped new airplane is about the same as a three-bedroom house, you just can’t afford both. Finding partners to go in on a plane can be tricky. Then there are the challenges […]

With the price of avgas pushing $5 a gallon in some places, it’s no wonder pilots are looking for a way to save every drop of fuel. It’s painful to toss that sumped sample into a recycle bucket or onto the pavement. Many budget and environmentally conscious pilots opt to use a Gats Jar fuel […]