When David Porter took his first flight in his RV-7 on Nov. 24, 2017, he probably didn’t know he was making history. The Martinsburg, W.Va., pilot’s plane became the official 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to transition from a collection of parts and take to the skies. “We say ‘official’ because there are certainly more than […]
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Aviation Design Challenge fills in record time
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reports that registration for its 2018 Aviation Design Challenge has filled in record time. Additionally, GAMA member company Click Bond will be the owner of the Glasair Sportsman the winning high school team will help build as its prize. “This will be our largest competition since we started the […]
KSBD installs new self-serve fuel terminal
SAN BERNARDINO, California — Luxivair SBD at San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD) now offers pilots an upgrade in self-serve fueling with the installation of a new M4000 self-serve terminal from QTpod. The M4000 offers many convenient and time-saving features for pilots including faster transaction approvals, according to FBO officials. Backlit touch keypads help pilots see […]
What happens when a drone hits a plane?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Initial research by a consortium of leading universities, through the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), have begun to bring better understanding to the physical damage associated with small unmanned aircraft — or drones — colliding midair with commercial and GA aircraft. The ASSURE research team set out to […]
One Week Wonder plane returns to Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The One Week Wonder project, where a complete airplane is built over a seven-day period, is returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2018. The 66th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention will be at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh July 23-29, 2018. This time, the airplane will be a […]
Hypoxia simulator event slated
The FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) is organizing a four-day Hypoxia Simulator Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) event May 10-14 at Rainier Flight Service at Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) in Washington. The PROTE is a traveling altitude “chamber” which is capable of producing hypoxic environments at ground level by altering the fraction of […]
Customs & Border Protection hires UND student pilots
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has launched a program to recruit students exclusively from the University of North Dakota (UND) for careers as airborne law enforcement officers. Under the program, sophomore and junior students learn the foundation of federal law enforcement while continuing their studies at UND. AMO’s mission […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2018
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has revealed the four individuals who have been elected for its 2018 Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony. Executive Board Member Dr. Kathy Hughes and Executive Director Amy Spowart revealed the names before an audience of nearly 300 attendees at the fall awards dinner of the National Aeronautic Association in […]
Museum raffle to fund Lockheed 12A restoration
The Spirit of Flight Museum in Erie, Colorado, was recently given a fully restored 1957 Ford Thunderbird, which the museum plans to raffle off to raise funds to restore its Lockheed 12A project. “We are incredibly grateful that a 1957 Thunderbird was gifted to the museum,” said Gordon Page, president of the Spirit of Flight […]