The General Accounting Office (GAO) has taken the FAA to task for pop-up TFRs. In a new report, the GAO criticized the FAA for not developing a “standardized, documented way to review and revalidate security-related TFRs.” The report notes that the number of TFR violations is up since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as […]
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Sport Pilot PTS available online
Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards are now available online at AFS600.FAA.gov. The first Sport Pilot Designated Pilot Examiner initial qualification course will be held Jan. 17-22 in Sebring, Fla. Just eight participants will take the course. The next course is set for Feb. 28-March 5, also in Sebring.
Building a home for The Lost Squadron Museum
The folks at The Lost Squadron Museum in Middlesboro, Ky., are stepping up their annual raffle by offering three prizes this year. The museum is home to “Glacier Girl,” one of the last airworthy P-38s. Located at Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (1A6), the museum is raising money to build a new facility. This year the winner […]
Maj. Gen Lyle named Warbird of the Year
Major General Lewis E. Lyle of World War II Eighth Air Force fame has been selected as the 2004 Warbirds of South Carolina. Inc. Warbird of the Year. Lyle will be honored at a banquet Jan. 22. Lyle became a pilot in 1941. As a member of the Eighth Air Force, he flew more than […]
Travolta buys Zeppelin
Another actor, John Travolta, is also making headlines after buying a $10 million Zeppelin from the Neiman Marcus catalog. Travolta, who owns a Boeing 707 and a Gulfstream bizjet, was quoted as saying he “had to have one” of the Zeppelins.
Ready for an adventure?
How would you like be part of an expedition to find Amelia Earhart? Do you want it enough to pay $80,000 for the privilege? That was the minimum bid for an Amelia Earhart Adventure Silver Package and Hawaii trip for one, put up for bid on eBay by Nauticos, a company that specializes in deep […]
GAO report praises GA airport security
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes that “the small size, lack of fuel capacity, and minimal destructive power of most general aviation aircraft make them unattractive to terrorists.” Called “General Aviation Security: Increased Federal Oversight is Needed but Continued Partnership with the Private Sector is Critical to Long-Term Success,” the report concludes that […]
Stanton Airfield placed on National Register of Historic Places
If you visit Stanton Airfield (SYN) in southeast Minnesota, you may think you’ve stepped back in time. The airport, created in 1942 to provide primary flight training for Carleton College students preparing for military enlistment, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The privately owned, public use airport, once known as Carleton […]
Eclipse readies for first certification flight
The first Eclipse 500 intended as a certification flight test aircraft rolled out of the factory Dec. 11. Its engines are the Pratt & Whitney Canada 610F turbofans that will power the Albuquerque, N.M.-based company’s production airplanes. As this issue was going to press, Eclipse employees would say only that the plane’s first flight would […]